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FZNT25 KNHC 210911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT JAN 21 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 EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE GEORGIA
COAST EARLY TUE AND STALL FROM 31N75W TO 29N81W WED MORNING
BEFORE DISSIPATING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
E OF BAHAMAS S OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NW TO N 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS E OF
74W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST OFF THE TEXAS
COAST AND STALL BEFORE DRIFTING N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND
REACHES FROM DESTIN FLORIDA THROUGH 25N93W TO 19N96W MON
EVENING BEFORE LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE. SE
RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE GULF TUE AHEAD OF DEVELOPING
LOW PRES SHIFTING FROM S TEXAS TO LOUISIANA LATE TUE AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 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
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF
84W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W.

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