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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...REACHING
FROM 31N65W TO 26N72W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO JUST E OF AREA
EARLY TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE BUILDS E OVER
THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE OF AREA WED AND
THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE
THU...AND ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND 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 W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO
5 FT. 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 S OF 24N
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N W OF 78W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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 S OF 24N
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...S OF 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W WINDS
VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE
EASTWARD AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH
LATE WED. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE NW AND MIDDLE
GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED
BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 SOME
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 THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 19N AND OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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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