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FZNT25 KNHC 091436
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 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...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE.
A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED
AND LIE FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING AND
FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF
COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10
TO 15 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 72W. FROM
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF
27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 28N
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF LATER TODAY
REACHING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N
CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...THEN MOVING E OF THE
GULF LATE WED. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
THU QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH GULF WATERS AND EXITING BY LATE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 N OF 25N
AND BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...
THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W TO
NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE
AREA WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
WED AND THU. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC
BY TONIGHT...RETURNING THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF
85W ...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E
TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART EARLY.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

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