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FZNT25 KNHC 122108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 FROM 31N71W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST LATE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA
FRI...MERGE WITH REMNANTS OF THE FIRST FRONT BY FRI
AFTERNOON... EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT...THEN
WEAKEN AND STALL SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.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. .TUE...S OF 26N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 73W. S OF 26N W OF 75W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL RACE SE TO THE SE
GULF BY EARLY FRI...AND EXIT THE AREA FRI AFTERNOON. STRONG
HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING GALE FORCE
WINDS TO THE SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT 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 ALLOWING FOR YET
ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR S PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW FAR
NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 EARLY...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 25N EARLY FRI.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N E OF 78W.
.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.
.TUE...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO
11 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W.

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