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FZNT25 KNHC 050910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 05 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 31N75W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL
QUICKLY RETREAT N TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SURFACE WAVE MOVING NE
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT BY THU MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 31N74W TO 29N81W. THE
FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N65W TO 22N79W FRI MORNING AND PUSH INTO
FAR SE WATERS SAT MORNING AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW
WATERS FROM 31N75W TO 29N80W. THE SECOND FRONT STALLS SAT
NIGHT OVER N WATERS AND LIFTS N OF AREA ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 28N E OF 73W...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 15 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 1 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 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE OF COLD FRONT TO 24N
SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. NW OF COLD FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 SHIFTING NW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN W SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF
23N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO
27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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...WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
EXTEND FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N86W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
BY EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THU
NIGHT AND OUT OF AREA FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP
NE GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER REMAINDER
OF GULF. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES SAT AHEAD OF ANOTHER
COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY SUN WITH THE
FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF
26N LATE AND SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT.
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...HIGHER IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT BUILDING 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 INCREASING 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...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES IS
FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI.
THE FRONT MOVES SE AND STALLS FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT AND
DISSIPATES BY SUN. FRESH TRADE WINDS RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 20 KT W OF 83W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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