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FZNT25 KNHC 130916
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU JAN 13 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 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM
24N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY FRI WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE TO THE
NE GULF COASTS SAT AND SUN WHILE THE FRONTAL REMNANTS DRIFT
VERY SLOWLY NW.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 360 NM BEHIND FRONT N OF 29N AND SW WINDS 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 78W AND 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
78W EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. W OF FRONT S OF 27W N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS THIS
MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 22N AND 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. NW
OF FRONT TO 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 W 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...STRONG HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS
THE GULF IS PRODUCING STRONG N TO NE WINDS THIS MORNING THAT
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE FROM NW TO SE LATER TODAY THROUGH FRI
MORNING. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN
GULF LATE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES REMAINS JUST NE
OF THE BASIN. A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT TONIGHT S OF 27N AND 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N
TONIGHT. .FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT
S OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 ACROSS
THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE. THE WEAKENING
COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS AND DISSIPATE EARLY FRI. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN
WHILE REMAINING FRESH ACROSS MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT TODAY IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 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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