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FZNT25 KNHC 110858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 11 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...HIGH PRES OVER NE WATERS WILL MOVE E OF AREA
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW PORTION FROM 31N78W TO
28N81W MOVES TO 31N70W TO 26N80W EARLY WED...TO 29N65W TO
20N75W EARLY THU THEN STALLS FROM 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE
AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N TO
27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
BETWEEN FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT LATE...AND EXCEPT SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT E OF 75W LATE. FROM
22N TO 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM 27N83W TO 24N87W THEN
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
FORCE THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA BY WED MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU NIGHT AND FRI. SE RETURN FLOW
BECOMES ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8
TO 11 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N AND BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS TRANSIENT HIGH
PRES DOMINATES THE SW N ATLC. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED BRINGING FRESH NE WINDS THAT WILL
GRADUALLY BECOME STRONG WED NIGHT WHEN THE FRONT LIES FROM
EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL
DRIFT SE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND DISSIPATE THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 83W
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO
14 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 17N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N
NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 9 TO
12 FT W OF 82W. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL.

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