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FZNT25 KNHC 060252
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 29N65W TO JUST NE
OF GRAND BAHAMA WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY 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 APPROACH THE FAR W PORTION BY LATE MON.

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 17 FT IN NW
SWELL ...HIGHEST NE PORTION...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND NEXT 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...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 23N98W WILL
EXTEND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO 23N94W EARLY THU THEN FROM NEAR
25N81W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU EVENING MOVING SE OF THE AREA
THU NIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF FRI
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SE RETURN
FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE W GULF SAT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF EARLY SUN. LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO 19N96W SUN AFTERNOON THEN FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 28N
AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 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 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN 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 FRI NIGHT. 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 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 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 BEHIND 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 TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA 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 EXTENDING 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. 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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