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FZNT25 KNHC 061504
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU JAN 06 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA. STRONG
SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N71W TO
CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT. REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY SUN. WINDS DECREASE LATE SUN INTO
MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. AREA OF LOW PRES AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH FAR NW PORTION BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 29N E OF 72W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL THEN BUILD
TO 12 FT TONIGHT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL THEN BUILD TO 12 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOME SW THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILD TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED 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 SHIFT 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 EXCEPT 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 W 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
EXCEPT TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N95W WILL EXTEND
FROM 25N81W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING AND SE OF AREA
LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIP NE GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W
GULF SAT AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO GULF EARLY SUN. LOW
PRES DEVELOP ALONG FRONT SUN WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO 19N96W SUN AFTERNOON THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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
INCREASE 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD 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
TSTMS S OF 28N LATE.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 KT
N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD 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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN
DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA FORCED E BY COLD FRONT
WHICH ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN FRI. FRONT 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 CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT BY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

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