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FZNT25 KNHC 160842
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 16 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 COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED...REACH FROM BERMUDA
TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN ACROSS SE
PORTION FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMIAN
CHAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 21N.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N AND
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N AND ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
NIGHT...THEN STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU...AND
MOVING N ON THU NIGHT INTO FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S OVER NW WATERS
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLC
WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT THEN TRANSITION INTO A
SHEAR LINE TUE AND WED. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PREVAIL
OVER MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH WED DIMINISHING THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL
S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.

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