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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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....A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N78W
DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE N FLORIDA COAST AND REACHES FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA BY WED
MORNING. THE FRONT LIFTS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE WED AHEAD
OF A THIRD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT.
STRONG SW FLOW PRECEDES THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA AS A
REINFORCING FRONT OF COLD AIR MOVES OFF THE COAST FRI. THE
FRONT STALLS N OF PUERTO RICO BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 29N E OF 77W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 AND THU NIGHT...NW OF THIRD 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...N OF 29N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE AND
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT NE
OF BAHAMAS LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE 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 FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22
FT. N OF 28N W OF 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.
.SUN...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF LATE WED
AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX
WED NIGHT. THE FRONT PUSHES S THU AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
KEYS TO NEAR TAMPICO MX THU NIGHT BEFORE PUSHING S OF THE AREA
FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS FRI AND
FRI NIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES
SAT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
BY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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 ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 8 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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 LATE 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 ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 90 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 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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. THE TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU
THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. THE FRONT WILL SAG SE AND
STALL FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT...AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE CARIBBEAN BY SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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