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FZNT25 KNHC 020839
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN JAN 02 2011

...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 THE
WEEKEND. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NEAR PALM BEACH FLORIDA EARLY
MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO N
WATERS BY WED AND THEN RETREAT N OF THE AREA WED AHEAD OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM EXPECTED TO SEND A COLD FRONT INTO NW WATERS THU
MORNING AND EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO JUPITER INLET THU

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND
INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 23N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...SE OF FRONT E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W
WINDS N OF 28N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF 70W
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE W
OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT W OF 75W LATE.
.THU...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT TO 27N
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT FROM 23N TO
27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE UNTIL IT DISSIPATES MON WHILE THE LEADING EDGE
MOVES S THROUGH TAMPA BAY SUN NIGHT AND TO SW FLORIDA MON. THE
FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL THEN LIFT N MON NIGHT AND TUE AND BE
PICKED UP BY THE NEXT COLD FRONT DROPING INTO THE N GULF WED
AS A FRONTAL WAVE MOVING E THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF. THE
FRONT WILL LIE FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 25N98W THU

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 26N AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N
OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA ACROSS THE W ATLC WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BEFORE BEGINNING TO
DIMINISH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 16N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 16N. W OF 82W NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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