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FZNT25 KNHC 190842
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU JAN 19 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO SE FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKEN AND CONTINUE E OF AREA BY FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. A WEAK FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA COAST MON EVENING REACHING FROM
31N75W TO 28N80W AT SUNRISE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NE OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 76W AND FRONT
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 74W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT MON NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE
TEXAS WILL MOVE N TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER NW WATERS
SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO....THEN DRIFT N LATE MON NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A
FEW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE ALONG 17N TO 18N E
OF 70W TODAY AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE RIDGE N OF AREA WILL
MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF JAMAICA.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.

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