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FZNT25 KNHC 272115
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A 1024 MB HIGH CENTER JUST NE OF THE AREA AT 32N61W
WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA
AND NEAR THE KEYS TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO
REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CUBA BY SUN
EVENING... AND FROM 30N65W TO 26N71W THEN STATIONARY TO
WESTERN CUBA MON. THE STATIONARY PART OF THE FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N82W TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TONIGHT...STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES
1030 MB BUILD N OF AREA ACROSS SE U.S. SAT AND PUSH WEAKENING
FRONT S OVER CUBA SUN AND BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE TO
GULF E OF 90W SUN AND MON. FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW SETS OVER NW
GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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.
.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 IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL
SUN NIGHT. 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 IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.

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