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FZNT25 KNHC 250923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 25 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 STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED
THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA FRI...REACH
FROM 31N74W TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM 31N73W TO
KEY LARGO SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N70W TO 22N78W SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT
SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 1 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 7 FT N OF 29N W OF 77W LATE. N OF 28N E OF 72W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 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 EXCEPT 25 TO
30 KT N OF 29N W OF 75W BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N W OF 75W AHEAD
OF FRONT. S OF 23N E OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 30NW OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL ENVELOPE THE
GULF TODAY 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 TAMPA BAY 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT 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 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
SE PART EARLY.
.SUN...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
.TODAY 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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