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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 CENTRAL 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 THROUGH 29N73W TO 28N81W FRI
MORNING...AND MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL DIP INTO FAR E WATERS N OF 30N LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 22N.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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 23N W OF 70W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
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 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. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E
OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N W OF 70W W TO NW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS

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...EXTEND FROM
LOUISIANA TO TX/MEXICO BORDER SAT...AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 KT W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE 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.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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 SUN. 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
.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 NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE OT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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