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FZNT25 KNHC 240918
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 24 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST
TODAY AND STALL FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY
WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH THU. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA FRI...REACH FROM 31N75W
TO 27N80W LATE FRI AND FROM 31N69W TO 27N80W LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TO 20 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 75W
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 23N TO 29N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 300 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N97W WILL SHIFT
N OF THE AREA TONIGHT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE GULF AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND REACH FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE THU AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI
BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE GULF SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S
OF 25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N
LATE. .FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE 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 MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI AND DISSIPATE SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W 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.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN
LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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