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FZNT25 KNHC 221449
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN JAN 22 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...THE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE S
GEORGIA COAST EARLY TUE AND STALL FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W BEFORE
DISSIPATING BY WED MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO NE WATERS
WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. .TUE...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW
WITHIN 75 NM OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND
WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN
FLOW INCREASES TUE AND WED AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT AND LIE FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S THU. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 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 TRADES ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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