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FZNT25 KNHC 150838
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN JAN 15 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 29N65W TO E CUBA WILL MOVE SE OF
AREA MON NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA
TUE...FROM 28N65W TO SE FLORIDA TUE NIGHT...THEN RETRACT E OF
THE BAHAMAS WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA THU AND
STALL ALONG 25N THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W TO 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 BECOMING 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 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...A TROUGH OVER THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE
INLAND MEXICO EARLY MON. HIGH PRES OVER MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TODAY AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP
OVER THE NW WATERS AND SPREADS E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS
MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE...AND
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...THEN
STALLS ALONG 25N WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 24N NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE THUS NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL WASH OUT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
TODAY BUT MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS MON...AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE LEEWARDS TUE AND WED.
FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH
WED DIMINISHING SOME THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 8 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
12 FT. .TUE...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA.

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