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FZNT25 KNHC 021517
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA MON
AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL
REMAIN IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE UNTIL IT DISSIPATES MON WHILE THE
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT 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 LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL LIE
FROM N FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX THU AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN 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 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. .
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15
KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 AS HIGH PRES MOVES EWD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL. .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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