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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 31N74W TO FAR NW CUBA
WILL WEAKEN FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY THIS EVENING
...AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND INTO THE FAR NW
WATERS FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN QUICKLY
REACH FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA FRI...AND MERGE WITH THE
REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT...THEN WEAKEN
AND STALL ON SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW. 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
W OF FRONT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF
FRONT 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF
FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SECOND FRONT 25 TO 30 KT
SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT....BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 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 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 THE SE PORTION WILL STALL AND
WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SW TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND EXIT THE GULF ON FRI.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SW
GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF GUSTS IN
THE FAR W PORTION OF THE NW GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND
STRENGTHEN SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W 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
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...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF 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 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
WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND IT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT
THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 18N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED FAR NW PART AND YUCATAN CHANNEL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS E OF 84W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 17N E OF 78W NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT.


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