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FZNT25 KNHC 171516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 17 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 1032 MB HIGH CENTER JUST W OF BERMUDA EXTENDS A
RIDGE SW TO NE FLORIDA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 27N65W
TO SE FLORIDA WED AND WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
ACROSS THE SE PORTION FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 8 TO
11 FT. 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
E OF 76W. .WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SW 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N
BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 77W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT S
OF 23N 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW
GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT
WILL WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY WED MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE SOUTHERN
WATERS THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT THU NIGHT AND FRI IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO REACH EASTERN TEXAS SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W
OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
OVER THE FAR NW PART BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING
NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT S OF
25N 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N55W TO NORTHERN
HISPANIOLA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE DISSIPATING. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL
N THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT NE OF THE ZONE WED THROUGH
EARLY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N.
.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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