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FZNT25 KNHC 112114
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WILL
REACH FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT...FROM 31N75W TO
WESTERN CUBA THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO
WESTERN CUBA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND
FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT THEN WEAKEN AND STALL ON SUN.
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING SE WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING
W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 22N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT
TO 74W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN NW SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHICOLA TO THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WATERS
TODAY...AND REACH THE FAR SE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL
STALL AND WEAKEN INTO THU EVENING. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY
MOVE ACROSS THE GULF AND EXIT BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN AND SHIFT EASTWARD LATE SUN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
HIGHEST N OF 28N. FROM 24N TO 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS SE OF LINE FROM 26N85W TO 23N90W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N WINDS
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .MON...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT S OF 25N...AND BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W TO NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT OVER
FAR SE PART SW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
KT N OF 28N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
TONIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA
TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES.
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 19N W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N
TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT N OF 17N E OF 80W.

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