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FZNT25 KNHC 192136
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU JAN 19 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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA
REACH FROM 31N61W TO SE BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND
MOVE E OF AREA FRI. RIDGE EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA SAT THROUGH TUE. WEAK FRONT MOVE OFF SE GEORGIA COAST
LATE MON REACHING FROM 31N77W TO 28N78W LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N FROM
BAHAMAS TO 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED E SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT LATE MON.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND
FRI WITH INCREASING SLY RETURN FLOW. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER NW WATERS
SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE SE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO...THEN DRIFT N LATE MON NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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