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FZNT25 KNHC 032109
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 28N65W TO 27N80W BECOME STATIONARY
LATE TONIGHT FROM 30N65W TO 27N71W THEN DISSIPATE TUE. SECOND
COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N WATERS WED...HOVERS NEAR 29N WED
NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 31N68W TO S FLORIDA LATE THU AND FROM
27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE FRI. THIRD REINFORCING COLD FRONT
ENTER BASIN LATE FRI WITH NEAR GALE WINDS BOTH SIDES OF

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. FROM 25N TO FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 TO 11 FT. SE
OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOME SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFT NW BEHIND
SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 13 FT LATE. S OF 27N W
OF FIRST FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE 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.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF THIRD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15
TO 22 FT. N OF 28N W OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12
TO 18 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N82W TO
25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W. FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE
BEFORE DISSIPATING E OF 90N TONIGHT WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES
NW THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF WED. THE NEW FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX WED EVENING AND THEN PUSH S TO
ALONG 24N THU AFTERNOON AND SE OF AREA FRI. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE
WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT BECOMING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF 26N.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL
S OF 17N AND 5 FT N OF 17N. W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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