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FZNT25 KNHC 260925
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU JAN 26 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 OVER NE WATERS WILL SHIFT E OF AREA FRI A
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W
TO JUPITER FLORIDA LATE FRI AND STALL UNTIL SUN. THE FRONT WILL
LIE FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE SUN AND FROM
29N65W TO CENTRAL CENTRAL CUBA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 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 21N. 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 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 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 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 BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 20N97W. FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS ARE NOTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WHICH
WILL REACH FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU
NIGHT... AND WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
BY FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH TO
MODERATE N TO NE WINDS TO THE GULF SUN...PUSHING THE FRONT SE
OF THE AREA BY MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW
AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND 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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. 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...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N TO NE 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 S OF
28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF
FRONT. 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N.

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 APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI...STALL OVER
THE EASTERN YUCATAN THROUGH LATE SAT AND PUSH INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
W OF 85W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N AND FROM 18N TO 20N E OF 80W E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT
LATE.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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