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FZNT25 KNHC 141435
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 14 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...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 23N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT. A TROUGH OVER
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SHIFT NW TO OVER THE TURKS AND
CAICOS SUN DISSIPATING MON. FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE NW
PORTION LATE MON WILL BECOME S TO SW WHILE INCREASING W OF 70W
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 210 NM NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 74W
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 28N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF 77W. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT MON. N OF 25N W OF 76W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE MON. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE EAST OF TROUGH BECOMING E TO SE THROUGHOUT LATE
MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY EXTENDING E THROUGH SE WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E
THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
GULF. SE RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF FROM
TEXAS SUN MOVING INTO THE WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL GULF TUE AFTERNOON. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
MON NIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW TO W
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT
NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO W 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA TO THE NE COAST OF
HONDURAS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO
STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF
THE FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN...THEN WILL INCREASE AGAIN
MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF CUBA
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT TUE. S
OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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