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FZNT25 KNHC 260325
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...FROM 31N68W TO 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 2 TO 4 FT 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 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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
6 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 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N95W TO 23N98W. FRESH
TO STRONG SLY WINDS ARE NOTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT FORECAST TO
REACH FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATER
TONIGHT... FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
THU NIGHT... AND FROM S FLORIDA 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 LATE SUN INTO

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI...STALL
AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM WESTERN 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 IN E SWELL. 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 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 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 9 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE WINDS 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7
TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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