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FZNT25 KNHC 170855
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 17 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 RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT SE TO
ALONG 27N65W TO SE FLORIDA ON WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS THE SE PORTION FRI.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 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 22N.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
SE TO S 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 NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND 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...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF AROUND SUNSET TODAY. THE FRONT
WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF
CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL RACE BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER
THE NW WATERS SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THU NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM 21N60W TO HISPANIOLA WILL
CONTINUE SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE N TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MOST OF THE
REGION WILL DIMINISH WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 81W 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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