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FZNT25 KNHC 151447
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 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 SHEAR LINE FROM 25N65W THROUGH THE TURKS AND
CAICOS TO E CUBA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW
THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A FRESH SE BREEZE WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW PORTION LATE MON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
WEAK COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY
TUE WITH INCREASING S TO SW FLOW AHEAD OF IT PUSHING NE OF THE
AREA LATE TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE W WED
REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8
FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE
NW OF SHEAR LINE TO 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF 77W. SE OF SHEAR LINE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT
LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N W
OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY MON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON AFTERNOON...AND SW
20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE MON. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WEST OF 76W... BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE
MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
SE TO S EAST OF 75W...BRIEFLY SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
THEN BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED SE AND SW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE
TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AND
SHIFT E THROUGH SUN WITH FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PERSISTING OVER
THE W GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO
JUST N OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...THEN REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N YUCATAN COAST TUE MORNING.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT QUICKLY
REACHING FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN COAST

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING SHEAR LINE FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS
WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
AND SUBSIDE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT AS THE SHEAR LINE DISSIPATES THEN WILL INCREASE AGAIN MON
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC.
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE
MON THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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
BECOMING E TO SE LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 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

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