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FZNT25 KNHC 130258
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N71W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY FRI 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 FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE GULF WILL EXIT THE AREA FRI
AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
BRING NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE SW GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND
MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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. 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 FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.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...SE TO S WINDS 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 STATIONARY FRONT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT 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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