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FZNT25 KNHC 160259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE
SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL
SHIFT E THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
FLORIDA COAST WED...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE BAHAMAS
THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS SE PORTION FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W
OF 73W AND 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 27N 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 NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 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.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS S-SE RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WED...FROM
TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN WEAKEN
AND BECOME STATIONARY THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N 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 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 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 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 AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN TRANSITION INTO A
SHEAR LINE TUE AND WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL
OVER MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 IN E SWELL.
.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 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N
AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N.

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