000
FZNT25 KNHC 172139
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...HIGH PRES CENTER 1032 MB NEAR BERMUDA EXTENDS RIDGE
ALONG 30N TO NE FLORIDA. RIDGE SHIFT SE TO ALONG 27N65W TO SE
FLORIDA AS COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST WED. FRONT
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...STALL AND WEAKEN
ACROSS SE PORTION FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS E OVER FAR
NORTHWESTERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 75W.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 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 E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 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. 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 AND STALL INTO SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N 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 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE
THU NIGHT. 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 AND SUN...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...REMNANTS OF WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 21N55W TO PUERTO
RICO THROUGH WED NIGHT DISSIPATES THU. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD
EASTWARD ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THEN SHIFT NE OF ZONE
WED THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 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 THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$