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FZNT25 KNHC 122135
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 THEN DRIFT SE FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE TO THE NE GULF
COASTS SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO
25 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E OF 76W TONIGHT...AND SEAS 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 78W TONIGHT.
SS OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 21N.
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 THROUGH 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.
.MON...N OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING. 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 AND DECREASE FROM N
TO S LATER TONIGHT AND FRI 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
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.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.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF
26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS
THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SW N ATLC BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS
COLD FRONT EXTENDED ACROSS W CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
ALONG 21N THIS AFTERNOON WITH FRESHENING WINDS ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN BOTH N AND S OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM E CUBA ALONG 21N TO THE N GULF OF
HONDURAS THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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