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FZNT25 KNHC 121509
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N68W TO W CUBA WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA THU AND DISSIPATING FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI.
HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND MOVES E.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 NW CUBA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
AND PRODUCE STRONG N TO NE WINDS THROUGH THU MORNING THAT WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRI. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN
THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT BUILDING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT TONIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 5 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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