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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 20 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 22N69W WILL
PASS E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO
N FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE SE GEORGIA COAST LATE MON AND STALL FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 TUE. 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...MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
CONTINUE AHEAD OF WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT.
THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE NW GULF COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS
N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF
SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM 30N86W TO 23N98W MON MORNING...BEFORE
STALLING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY
TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W 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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