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FZNT25 KNHC 052132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N67W TO NEAR
CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL QUICKLY PUSH NE OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING E FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO. STRONG SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT
BY LATE TONIGHT AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N72W TO 28N80W THU
MORNING THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT. A
SERIES OF REINFORCING FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH FRI THROUGH SUN
WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 28N E OF 72W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SW
SWELL THU...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 24N W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL THU...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU...THEN SHIFTING
TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN W
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO
NW 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 FRI NIGHT. S OF
23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 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
BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8
TO 11 FT E OF 75W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS WILL SWEEP E AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE
MEXICO OVERNIGHT...FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE
THU 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. INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOP SAT AND
SAT NIGHT NW GULF. LOW PRES TRACKS ALONG GULF COAST SUN AND MON
WITH COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN. FRONT EXTENDS
FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ LATE SUN AND FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 28N
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 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...INCREASING 20 TO 25
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N LATE.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 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...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W
OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

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 E
CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES IS
FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM HAITI TO S OF JAMAICA FRI
NIGHT AND SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES
RETURN LATE SUN THROUGH MON FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH
THE TROPICAL N ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF
CUBA.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF
82W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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