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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 15 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 29N60W TO EASTERN 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
RETREAT TO E OF THE BAHAMAS WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
SE UNITED STATES COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA
TO SE FLORIDA THU...AND STALL ALONG 25N THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 75W AND 79W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. N
OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 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 TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF
22N 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
...EXCEPT E OF 73W BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N. 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...HIGH PRES OF 1031 MB CENTERED JUST SE OF LOUISIANA
WILL SHIFT NE AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SPREAD E ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE. THIS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AREA SW TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA
FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY INTO
THU BEFORE LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 88W
E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W E TO SE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. .TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 20N W OF 79W
WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS. THE COLD
FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN CUBA 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER NW
PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N OF 2ON W OF 84W BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 84W AND
BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER SE
AND NW PORTIONS. .TUE...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 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...EXCEPT N OF 20N 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
20N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...
EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 81W 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL AND SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N.


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