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FZNT25 KNHC 120924
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU JAN 12 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO SOUTH FLORIDA
WILL WEAKEN FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT. A STRONGER
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT
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 ACROSS NE PORTION MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30
KT JUST AHEAD OF REINFORCING FRONT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS JUST
MOVING INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO THIS MORNING AND FROM N
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...EXITING THE GULF
WATERS ON FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE
FRONT OVER THE SW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W 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 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT.
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 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 W TO NW
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .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 FRI NIGHT.
.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 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 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 OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA
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 THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .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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