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FZNT25 KNHC 070254
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N80W WILL REACH FROM
NEAR 31N70W TO 21N75W FRI MORNING THEN E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.
GALE FORCE SW WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N79W TO CAPE CANAVERAL
FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS
SAT EVENING PUSHING E OF THE AREA BY SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFTS E MON AS THE NEXT FRONT ENTERS
THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT FRI.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT FRI...AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT FRI AFTERNOON. S OF
23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 73W FRI
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SE PORTION.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 29N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW
SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 75W SAT NIGHT.
FROM 24N TO 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF
74W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT JUST E OF AND W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO JUST N OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF FRI WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W
GULF SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF EARLY
SUN WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF SUN EVENING WITH A
REINFORCING FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE GULF MON AND TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25
KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N
OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
LATE. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT
DISSIPATING BY EARLY FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN LATE MON INTO TUE. MEANWHILE MODERATE TRADES WILL
OCCUR FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG SUN THROUGH TUE AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF
18N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT
NIGHT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SE PORTION
LATE.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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