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FZNT25 KNHC 010303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 25N74W. 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...WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND N
OF 24N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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. W OF BAHAMAS AND
ELSEWHERE S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO2 0 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...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 SAT AND EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO
BORDER SUN.

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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N AND AREAS OF RAIN N OF 27N.
.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...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 5 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. S OF 18N
W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.
.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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