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FZNT25 KNHC 250259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 CLIP THE FAR NW PART OF THE
AREA TONIGHT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W
THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH
THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA LATE FRI...REACH
FROM 31N77W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM 31N70W TO
23N79W SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N66W TO 22N76W SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS E OF 67W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 27N
TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NEAR FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WED
WED AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE THU...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL FRI...AND EXIT THE REGION SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART EARLY.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 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 THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...THEN
STALL AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF
20N W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF
81W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N
E OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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