000 FZNT25 KNHC 182122 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 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 31N55W TO 27N67W WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND APPROACHES THE BAHAMAS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF THE AREA FRI. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FRI AND SAT...THEN PERSIST ON SUN. THE RIDGE WILL RECEDE E AGAIN MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SE TOWARDS THE BAHAMAS. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG COLD FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N90W THEN SW TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS THU. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT QUICKLY N THU NIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND IMMEDIATELY STALLING OVER THE NW WATERS SAT. REMNANTS OF THIS SECOND COLD FRONT WILL LIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY SOUTHERLY FLOW PREVAILING OVER THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE GULF ON MON. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NORTHERN WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22NBETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 20N55W TO 19N 60W WILL CONTINUE S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE INTO FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE WATERS SAT THROUGH MON...AS LOW PRES PRESISTS E OF THE AREA. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W 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 THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$