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FZNT25 KNHC 311433
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 31 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 DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 28N65W
TO THE BAHAMAS. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD N OF THE
AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF N FLORIDA
THU...REACH FROM 31N67W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI MORNING...AND
MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.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 E TO SE WINDS 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. .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 NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 72W 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N OF 30N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NW
TO N BEHIND FRONT AND TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. ISOLATED 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
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.
.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 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 IN SE
SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AND DRIFT E OF THE AREA THU. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 N 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 N OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N SE TO S. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N 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 N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. .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. 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH SAT. A
LONG FETCH OF HOMOGENEOUS WINDS ACROSS THE ATLC WILL MAINTAIN
LARGE NE SWELL IN THE TROPICAL ATLC ZONE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 81W 3 TO 5
FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 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 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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