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FZNT25 KNHC 150017
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 20N74W WEAKEN
THROUGH SAT. FRESH SE BREEZE OVER NW PORTION LATE MON BECOME SW
AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FRONT REACHES FROM 31N65W TO
NW HAITI BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 210 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH
TO 10 KT NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE
TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 28N NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 76W E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THEN BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 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
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...W OF COLD FRONT N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL. W OF COLD FRONT S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY EXTENDING E THROUGH SE WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH
ACROSS THE GULF WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF FROM
TEXAS SUN MOVING INTO THE FAR NW 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. THE FRONT PUSHES E OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 20N75W TO NE HONDURAS BECOME
DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MOST OF
CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRES
NW OF FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN
SAT NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN AS FRONT DISSIPATES...THEN INCREASE
AGAIN TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER CENTRAL ATLC.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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 SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE
TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILD 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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