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FZNT25 KNHC 150303
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N64W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH
FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA SUN...FROM 22N65W TO E CUBA MON...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 THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.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 OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT NE OF THE
AREA SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS
LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL AND LIFT

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.
.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 AND 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.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.
.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 STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND SUN...EXTEND
INTO 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

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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN SOUTHERLY 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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