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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO 27N76W
THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO SE FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 27N75W THEN WEAKENING STATIONARY TO NW
CUBA EARLY TONIGHT...AND FROM 31N67W TO 26N73W AND DISSIPATING
STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY MON AFTERNOON. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE E OF 65W EARLY TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
E ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE OF AREA
WED AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAE NW WATERS
LATE WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
E OF 70W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 23N 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 15
TO 20 KT AND NW TO N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 23N E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS N TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT AND NE TO E 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W
E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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 IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY S MON AND DISSIPATE
MON NIGHT INTO TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NE TEXAS
WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON NIGHT
ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY APPROACH THE FAR NW WATERS
THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF
26N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 BUILDING TO 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 WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN
NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.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...WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.


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...THEN WEAKEN THU.
AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THU...AND OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE TROPICAL N ATLC
THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS JUST NW OF
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TONIGHT...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...EXCEPT S OF
17N W OF 83W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 83W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.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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