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FZNT25 KNHC 200320
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA
REACH FROM 27N65W TO SE BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND
MOVE E OF AREA FRI. RIDGE EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE GEORGIA
COAST LATE MON THEN DISSIPATE BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND TUE...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
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER FLORIDA MAINTAINS MODERATE SE
TO S BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI WITH RETURN
FLOW W OF 95W INCREASING TO FRESH BREEZE AHEAD OF WEAK COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT. FRONT STALLS OVER NW GULF
WATERS LATE SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SECOND COLD
FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO...THEN DRIFT N LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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