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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST TUE JAN 31 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 26N73W...THEN
CONTINUES AS A DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO NW CUBA. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH BUILDS
EASTWARD BEHIND IT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW
PORTION THU...REACH FROM 31N67W TO NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
EARLY FRI MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER ON FRI. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE
FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
24N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 72W
6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE.
.THU...N OF 30N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND TO N TO NE LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT... BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 77W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT S OF 24N E OF 77W 6 TO 8 FT...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT W OF 77W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W
OF 77W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND NE 20 TO 25 KT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL.


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 COAST
TONIGHT AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY
SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT. W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
SE TO S. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOALTED
SHOWERS. .WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF 27N EARLY.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 26N
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN
N OF 26N.


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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 83W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 17N W OF 83W 4
TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
19N W OF 83W E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


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