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FZNT25 KNHC 211504
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 WEAK 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 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 3 TO 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 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 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 BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL NEAR THE TEXAS COAST
AND DRIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF MON THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE
AND WED AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN S TEXAS AND LOUISIANA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. 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. 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
WINDS 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 TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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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