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FZNT25 KNHC 120320
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 FLORIDA COAST WILL
REACH FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA THU...THEN WEAKEN 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
W CUBA FRI... FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...FROM
31N65W TO E CUBA SAT...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL ON SUN. STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDING SE WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS

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 FRONT.
.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 ACROSS SE PORTION WILL STALL AND
WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF EARLY THU...AND QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 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.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF
25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT. .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. SEAS 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA TONIGHT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT AND BUILDING HIGH PRES WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT.
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.
.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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