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FZNT25 KNHC 041528
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 27N65W TO 27N70W 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 31N78W
TO N FLORIDA THU MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
CUBA FRI MORNING AND OVER FAR SE WATERS SAT MORNING. A THIRD
COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS LATE FRI AND LIES FROM 31N70W TO
27N80W SAT MORNING WITH NEAR GALE WINDS ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT
OVER FAR N WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 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 75W. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART WED
NIGHT. .THU...NW OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF SECOND
FRONT TO 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT...HIGHEST JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT W
OF 78W LATE. .FRI...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFTING NW
BEHIND THIRD FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF SECOND FRONT
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX WED
NIGHT. THE FRONT PUSHES S THU AND LIES FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO
NEAR TAMPICO MX THU NIGHT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT SHIFTING SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO 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 N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT SW TO W 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 WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 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 WHILE
WEAKENING THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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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