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FZNT25 KNHC 142055
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 FLORIDA COAST WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 25N78W

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 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 3 TO 5 FT. 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.
.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.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 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. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

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...FROM NEAR
TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...AND FROM SOUTH
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THU NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 THROUGH MON NIGHT...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
FRONT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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