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FZNT25 KNHC 080312
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST FRI JAN 07 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 31N63W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 31N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN FROM
31N72W TO THE SE BAHAMAS SAT EVENING PUSHING E OF THE AREA SUN
AFTERNOON. EXPECT GALES N OF 30N SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING WITH
THE NEXT FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFTS E
MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT
REACHING FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TUE AFTERNOON THEN
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 30N SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO
26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 30N SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EXCEPT
W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 26N TO 30N SW TO W WINDS 20
TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT SAT NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 26N SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 15
TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 76W N
TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE 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 76W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL 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 BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF 23N E OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND
EARLY SAT MOVING E BY SAT EVENING WHILE HIGH PRES RIDGES OVER
THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING SHIFTING TO NEAR THE
SE TIP OF LOUISIANA MON MORNING WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT
STRETCHING TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE LOW AND FRONT PUSH E
OF THE AREA TUE MORNING WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER
THE GULF LATE TUE AND WED.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 16N86W WILL DISSIPATE
EARLY SAT. MEANWHILE EXPECT MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES FROM THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
NIGHT INCREASING SUN THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PORTION. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN
NIGHT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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