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FZNT25 KNHC 280302
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO 27N81W WILL
REACH FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA AND NEAR THE KEYS LATE 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 ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N81W TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT
AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL THEN PUSH THE WEAKENING
FRONT A LITTLE S TO VICINITY W CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN.
THE HIGH WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN
GULF SUN AND MON. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE NW
GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.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 BUILDING TO 9 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 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 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT N OF 27N.

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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 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 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.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 NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT S F 17N W OF 81W AND 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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