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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 AND STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
FOLLOW BEHIND IT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW
PORTION THU...LIE FROM 31N68W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI
MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 24N...5 TO 8 FT S OF
24N E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND E
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MERGING N AND SW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR
NW PART LATE.
.THU...N OF 30N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 180 NM S
OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
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 EXCEPT TO 25
KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WILL
ALLOW FOR MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN
COASTAL WATERS TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT IS 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 27N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 27N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW AHEAD OF TROUGH AND N
TO NE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N EARLY.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WELL N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WITH A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH
OF THE TROPICAL ATLC AND CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. A LONG FETCH
ACROSS THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN LARGE NE SWELL IN THE TROPICAL
ATLC ZONE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N W OF
85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 17N E OF 78W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 18N
AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 83W.

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