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FZNT25 KNHC 120911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED JAN 12 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 31N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 21N75W TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY THU AND FROM
24N TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY FRI. FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL DRIFT
SLOWLY NW SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC SHIFTS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E OF 76W TONIGHT AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BETWEEN FLORIDA AND
BAHAMAS TONIGHT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E
OF 74W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF
23N AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU
NIGHT W OF BAHAMAS. 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 22N89W
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXIT THE GULF TODAY. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE
BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT AND PRODUCE STRONG N TO NE WINDS
THROUGH THU MORNING THAT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE
FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N THU
NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF
26N AND 2 TO 4 FT 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 THIS MORNING AND BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS
BEHIND IT. THE COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SE TO 20N77W TO 16N88W
EARLY THU AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 18N72W TO 10N80W EARLY
FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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