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FZNT25 KNHC 301537
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON JAN 30 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 FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA MOVE E AS
COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM 30N65W TO 26N72W
TONIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER AREA. HIGH PRES WEAKEN WED AND THU. SECOND COLD FRONT
ENTER FAR NW PORTION LATE THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S
OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 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 SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW
PART. .FRI...S OF 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 71W WINDS S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 OVER GULF STATES MOVE OFF SE U.S.
COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN
GULF THROUGH WED. WARM FRONT LIFT NE ACROSS NW AND MID GULF TUE
NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST
LATE FRI FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS OVER N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT
IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N
OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 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.
.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 LATE S OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 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 RIDGE 1028 MB ALONG 31N THROUGH
WED MAINTAINS TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AROUND S PERIPHERY WITH
FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS ENTIRE TROPICAL ATLC AND
CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING THU AND FRI. LONG
FETCH ACROSS ATLC PROMPTS LARGE NE SWELL ON TROPICAL ATLC

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.

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