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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON JAN 16 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 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED...REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS SE
PORTION FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG AND WITHIN 75 NM NW OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 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 TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO 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 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND
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...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY EARLY WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
THU. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM LATE THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT... HIGHEST FAR SE PART NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR N PORTION.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF
26N BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO
4 FT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF
25N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S
PORTION.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL
TROUGH TUE AND WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER
MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH WED DIMINISHING THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT S OF 19N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 19N.
.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 7 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 8 FT IN E SWELL
S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.


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