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FZNT25 KNHC 252113
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 LATE FRI...THEN EXTEND FROM
31N75W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SAT...FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA
SUN...AND FROM 31N66W TO WEST-CENTRAL CUBA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 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. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. 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 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF
22N. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 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
BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 29N. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL
VEER S TO SW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TX/LA BORDER TO TAMPICO MEXICO
LATER TONIGHT...FROM MOBILE BAY TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU
NIGHT...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...THEN
EXIT THE REGION SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO
STRONG NE WINDS TO THE NE GULF BY LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE
SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE SUN.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SUN.

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...STALL
AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM WEST-CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS SAT AND SUN...AND DISSIPATE MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF
81W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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