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FZNT25 KNHC 130904
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI JAN 13 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 EXTENDS FROM 31N75W SW TO ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO
THE THE FAR NW PART. THIS FRONT WILL MERGE WITH REMNANTS OF
THE FIRST FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE MERGING FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR 31N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL ON SUN. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE AND
STRENGTHEN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA
BAY AREA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE GULF WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.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 EXCEPT
TO 9 FT 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...BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N LATE.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.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...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS
IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL DOMINATE MOST
OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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.
.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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