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FZNT25 KNHC 051532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N72W 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 31N72W TO 29N81W. THE
FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA 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 N OF 28N E OF 76W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 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 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 28N E OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO
16 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WAVY FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM
THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND OUT OF
AREA EARLY 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 THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT TONIGHT. 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT SHIFTING NW
TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
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.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND 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 W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. 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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