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FZNT25 KNHC 022132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA LATE MON AND DISSIPATE TUE.
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N WATERS TUE NIGHT AND RACE E
THROUGH LATE WED. THIRD COLD FRONT ENTER NW CORNER THU WITH
NEAR GALE SW WINDS MAINLY N OF 27N AND EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO E

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL S OF 22N AND 4 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9
FT. SE OF FRONT TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SE OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N90W
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN CONTINUES SW TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 18N94W. FRONT WILL REMAIN IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
UNTIL IT DISSIPATES MON WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT MOVES S THROUGH TAMPA BAY TONIGHT AND TO SW FLORIDA MON.
FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL LIFT N MON NIGHT AND TUE AND BE PICKED
UP BY NEXT COLD FRONT DROPING INTO N GULF LATE WED. FRONT WILL
LIE FROM N FLORIDA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX BY THU BEFORE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME 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.
.FRI...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NW TO N 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...HIGH PRES N OF AREA ACROSS W ATLC MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF CARIBBEAN INTO MID WEEK
BEFORE DIMINISHING THU AS HIGH PRES MOVES E.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 SHIFT
NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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