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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 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...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN
IN THAT LOCATION THROUGH SUN AS A SURGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS S
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT S OF 13N E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS N OF 14N...AND S OF 14N E OF 68W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM
11N TO 15N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 14N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF
16N ...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 16N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1024 MB HIGH CENTER JUST N OF THE AREA AT 32N66W
WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N79W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT STALLS FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA
AND NEAR THE KEYS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WHERE IT BECOMES
STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN EVENING...AND FROM
30N65W TO 26N71W THEN STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA MON. THE
STATIONARY PART OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH
TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT
AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF
23N E OF 75W 6 TO 8 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
N 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 26N E OF STATIONARY FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
22N E OF 71W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E
OF 71W 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND
75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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