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FZNT25 KNHC 050357
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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....STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N68W DISSIPATE
TONIGHT AS WEAK TROUGH OFF N FLORIDA COAST DRIFT N WED AHEAD OF
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU. STRONG SW WIND
PRECEDES FRONT AS IT MOVES SE REACHING FROM 31N68W TO 21N77W
LATE THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND
BERMUDA AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES OF COAST FRI AND SAT BEHIND
FRONT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS SUN IN WAKE OF FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF 77W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
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 TO
20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE OF COLD FRONT TO 24N SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF COLD
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD
TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 29N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 KT LATE AND SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
BUILD TO 16 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20
FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO
15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT W OF 75W
LATE. FROM 24N TO 29N 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 15 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 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISH TO 10 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 INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 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...HIGHER IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 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 OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG
BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. TRADES DIMINISH
THU AND FRI AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT THAT MOVES
INTO NW CARIBBEAN FRI. FRONT MOVE SE AND STALL FROM HAITI TO
BELIZE ON SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER CARIBBEAN 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 INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 80W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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