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FZNT25 KNHC 030932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 03 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 FROM 31N77W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL
EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO S FLORIDA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE.
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N WATERS WED...HOVERS NEAR 29N WED
NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 31N68W TO S FLORIDA THU NIGHT AND TO
27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE NW CORNER FRI NIGHT WITH NEAR GALE WINDS ON EITHER

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 BUILDING 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFTING NW W
OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE.
S OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FIRST FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FIRST FRONT S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FIRST FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N83W TO 25N88W THEN
STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W. FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE
BEFORE DISSIPATING E OF 90N TUE WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES NW
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AND OVERTAKES THE FIRST FRONT. THE NEW
FRONT WILL LIE FROM A SURFACE LOW NEAR 29N85W TO 26N97W BY WED
EVENING AND THEN PUSH S TO ALONG 24N THU EVENING AND SE OF AREA
FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5
FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 BECOME SW 15 KT N OF 26N THEN SHIFT
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF
28N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN INTO MID WEEK...DIMINISHING THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH
PRES IS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25
KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. 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.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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