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FZNT25 KNHC 040904
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 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 29N65W TO 25N80W WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO N WATERS WED AND HOVERS NEAR 29N WED NIGHT AS A WAVE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT THAT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH NW WATERS.
THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES BEHIND THIS WAVE...LYING FROM 31N76W
TO 29N81W THU MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI
MORNING AND OVER FAR SE WATERS SAT MORNING. A THIRD COLD FRONT
ENTERS NW WATERS LATE FRI AND LIES FROM 31N71W TO 29N80W SAT
MORNING WITH NEAR GALE WINDS ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT OVER FAR N

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N THIS
MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 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 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NW PART WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
SECOND FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND
THIRD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. S OF 27N W
OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF SECOND FRONT N OF
25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT S
OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR SECOND FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF THIRD FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12
TO 22 FT. N OF 28N W OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. 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...COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND
EXTENDS ALONG 29N WED EVENING. THE FRONT PUSHES S THU AND LIES
FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NE MEXICO THU EVENING BEFORE PUSHING S
OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER N GULF WITH S RETURN
FLOW INCREASING AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING TEXAS COAST
LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. 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 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AND SHIFTING
SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING
NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 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 A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN FRI AND PUSHES ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES WITH
LITTLE FANFARE THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 78W
AND 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE 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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