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FZNT25 KNHC 270259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 NEAR 29N68W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH FRI AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N79W
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI...FROM 31N74W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT
THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA KEYS SAT AND SUN.
A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR LATE SUN WILL INCREASE WINDS
NW OF THE STATIONARY FRONT AND WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH
FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W MON AS IT TRANSITIONS INTO A SHEAR LINE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 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 SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 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 SHEAR LINE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 25N E OF SHEAR LINE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N E OF SHEAR LINE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI
NIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN
CHANNEL 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 EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET
UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON INTO TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 24N. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND
5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 27N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N.

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 CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...THEN
STALL AND WEAKEN SOUTH OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.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 IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 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.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF
80W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
AND WINDWARD PASSAGE.

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