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FZNT25 KNHC 302103
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM 30N65W TO 26N73W THEN
DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND IT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN WED AND THU. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION LATE THU AND
FRI...DISSIPATING BY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTER 1031 MB OVER GULF STATES
MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW OVER WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. VERY WEAK TROUGH
LIES DOWN ALONG COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT BRINGING IN MID TO
UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N BREEZE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT
SAT 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...A STRONG RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL LINGER THROUGH WED...
MAINTAINING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AROUND THE S EDGE OF THE AREA
WITH A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS THE ENTIRE TROPICAL ATLC
AND CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING THU AND FRI. A
LONG FETCH ACROSS THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN LARGE NE SWELL IN THE
TROPICAL ATLC ZONE MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 SAT...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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