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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SAT JAN 28 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 26N80W
WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA SUN PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO
A POSITION FROM 3ON65W TO WESTERN CUBA MON. THE FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 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 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT FAR SE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF
78W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE W OF
78W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W. S
OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 S OF 24N
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 30N E OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES
MOVING E ACROSS THE N GULF STATES WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE
TO E WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION SUN THROUGH MON. SLY RETURN
FLOW WILL 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF
25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6
TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. FRESH TO STRONG
TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...
HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.

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