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FZNT25 KNHC 132105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO 25N80W WILL OVERTAKE A
DYING STATIONARY FRONT TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N68W TO 23N79W
SAT...FROM 27N65W TO 21N75W SUN...FROM 22N65W TO 20N73W MON...
AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 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.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE
YUCATAN WILL CLEAR THE GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND
MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE
TUE...EXTENDING FROM 28N83W TO 26N95W TO 21N97W BY LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.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 MERGING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM E CUBA
TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY SUN NIGHT. THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL
BE NE OF THE LEEWARDS MON AND TUE. FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS
WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 80W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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