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FZNT25 KNHC 160932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 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 EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 25N70W TO E
CUBA ALONG 76W WILL DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TODAY THEN SHIFT NE
AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF
26N MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST BY LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST WED MORNING...AND STALL FROM NEAR 27N65W TO S
FLORIDA ON THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 77W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 28N TO SHEAR LINE NE WINDS
20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF
SHEAR LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF SHEAR LINE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED
N AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG THE SE
LOUISIANA COAST WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS
A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVES E ACROSS THE N HALF
OF THE GULF. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS S TEXAS WILL MOVE NE ACROSS
COASTAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT AND DRAG A TROUGH E ACROSS NW
PORTIONS...THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER TO
JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE BY LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND REACH FROM NEAR FORT MEYERS TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED BEFORE STALLING. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND
THU...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST THU EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT CENTRAL PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SE 15 KT S
OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY EVENING THEN SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BY EVENING AND SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONTAL TROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATED
WITH A DISSIPATED SHEAR LINE WILL WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY TURN E
TO SE THROUGH MON AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES E ACROSS THE
N GULF OF MEXICO. TRADE WINDS EXTENDING FROM THE TROPICAL N
ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE STARTING LATE MON
AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL BUILDS ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING E TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT BECOMING
SE TO S MON THEN E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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