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FZNT25 KNHC 141453
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 14 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 BERMUDA TO W CENTRAL CUBA WILL
REACH FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 22N65W TO E
CUBA MON AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE S OF 20N TUE. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E OF 70W NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE WATERS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S
OF 20N AND ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL
SHIFT NE OF AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER
THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH
FROM THE FL BIG BEND REGION TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...AND FROM
TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN PASSAGE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 27N TO 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR
NW WATERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N WATERS.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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 20 TO
25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN FLORIDA STRAITS.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL STALL FROM
E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN...AND EXTEND ACROSS THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE LEEWARDS MON AND TUE THEN
DISSIPATE WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE
BASIN THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS N OF THE REGION.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT IN MIXING N AND E SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN S APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE.
.MON...N OF 20N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL.

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