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FZNT25 KNHC 251518
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG 30N THROUGH THU.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA FRI...THEN EXTEND FROM
31N76W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SAT...AND FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N 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 25 KT BECOMING W
TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT
NEAR FRONT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
THIS AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...AND EXIT THE
REGION SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE NE GULF BY

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. 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 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

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 THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI...THEN
STALL AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 N TO NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT LATE.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N
E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF
81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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