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FZNT25 KNHC 230957
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 23 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 FROM BERMUDA TO N FLORIDA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST
EARLY TUE AND STALL FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W BEFORE DISSIPATING
EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA WED THROUGH THU.
A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW CORNER FRI AND REACHES 31N77W
TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT
S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N
OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS E OF
70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS E OF 70W AND SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.FRI...FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S
OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THIS MORNING
AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN
THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES LATE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER TEXAS. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF SE COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND FROM
NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT
THU.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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 MUCH OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...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 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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