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FZNT25 KNHC 292121
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN JAN 29 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA EARLY
TONIGHT WILL MOVE FURTHER E MON REACHING FROM 31N65W TO WESTERN
CUBA MON AND FROM 28N65W TO 25N75W 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 MOVE ACROSS THE NW
WATERS LATE THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W LATE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF
30N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA DISSIPATE TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES CENTER OVER NE
TEXAS MOVE E THROUGH MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO
SET UP OVER WESTERN GULF ZONES THROUGH THU. WEAK COLD FRONT
APPROACH FAR NW WATERS THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 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
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...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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