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FZNT25 KNHC 271538
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 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 CENTER 1024 MB AT 23062W FORCED E TONIGHT AS
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF FLORIDA COAST. FRONT REACH FROM 31N73W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT STALLS FROM
31N71W TO S FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO NW PORTION LATE SAT NIGHT...MERGE AND EXTEND FROM 31N67W
TO CENTRAL CUBA THEN WEAKENS SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM 28N65W
TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND TUE WHERE IT BECOMES

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 27N
E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 23N E OF 75W AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N AT 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 22N E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N AT 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF
26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N E OF STATIONARY FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N
E OF 71W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 22N E
OF 71W.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA REACH FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD N
OF AREA ACROSS SE U.S. SAT AND PUSH WEAKENING FRONT S OVER CUBA
SUN. HIGH PRES BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE TO EASTERN GULF
SUN AND MON. FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW SETS OVER NW GULF LATE MON
AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND
TO 9 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
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING N AT 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS
TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA SHIFT E THROUGH SUN ALLOWING
FOR COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY TONIGHT. FRONT STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS S FROM GULF OF MEXICO TO YUCATAN CHANNEL.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 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 TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF
FRONT. .SUN... NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF
17N E OF 80W AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 TO
9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 17N E OF 80W...AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.

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