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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 13 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MERGE WITH A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MERGED FRONT WILL SAG SE THROUGH SAT...THEN
STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF
HONDURAS BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE WATERS NE
OF THE LEEWARDS MON AND TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL
DOMINATE MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT N OF THE REGION.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W WILL SWEEP
SE...OVERTAKE A DYING STATIONARY FRONT AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO
23N79W BY EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE AND REACH FROM
28N65W TO 21N75W BY SUN MORNING...FROM 23N65W TO 20N73W BY
EARLY MON...AND SE OF THE AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE AND STRENGTHEN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA 4 TO 6 T.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE NW PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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