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FZNT25 KNHC 210333
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI JAN 20 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 EXTENDING FROM 26N49W TO 26N65W TO
23N69W MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. RIDGE EXTEND FROM BERMUDA
TO N FLORIDA SAT THROUGH MON. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE
GEORGIA COAST LATE MON AND STALL FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA LATE TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT...STALLS
OVER NW GULF COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS N OF AREA SAT NIGHT.
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE SUN...REACHES FROM
30N86W TO 23N98W EARLY MON...STALLS FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S
TEXAS EARLY TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE.
SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS GULF TUE...AHEAD OF DEVELOPING
LOW PRES SHIFTING FROM S TEXAS TO LOUISIANA LATE TUE AND WED.
STRONG N WINDS FOLLOW TRAILING COLD FRONT OVER FAR WESTERN GULF
THROUGH LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LES. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
SW N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W 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.
.SAT THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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