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FZNT25 KNHC 300344
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 TONIGHT
WILL MOVE FURTHER E MON REACHING FROM 31N65W TO WESTERN CUBA
THEN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATE MON INTO TUE. STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD 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 N WATERS LATE THU AND FRI EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO
29N81W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 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 TO 8 FT FAR SE PART...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 S
OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N AND S OF FRONT E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL...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 TONIGHT INTO MON. STRONG HIGH
PRES CENTERED OVER MISSISSIPPI 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI FOLLOWED BY
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO
6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART.
.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...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 2TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.

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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