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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 13 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 FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W WILL SWEEP
SE...OVERTAKE A DYING STATIONARY FRONT AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO
23N79W BY EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE AND REACH FROM
28N65W TO 21N75W BY SUN MORNING...FROM 23N65W TO 20N73W BY
EARLY MON...AND SE OF THE AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE AND STRENGTHEN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA 4 TO 6 T.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 SW FLORIDA
TO 21N93W TO 18N94W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MERGE WITH A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MERGED FRONT WILL SAG SE THROUGH SAT...THEN
STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE WATERS NE
OF THE LEEWARDS MON AND TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL
DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 80W 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 20N W OF 80W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.


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