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FZNT25 KNHC 161448
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND
CAICOS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N DISSIPATING MON. SE WINDS WILL
INCREASE N OF 26N MON THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE MON NIGHT. A SECOND
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED MORNING PUSHING E
OF THE AREA EARLY THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NE
WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE NW PORTION TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING S TO
SW 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NW PORTION MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING 1023 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NW
FLORIDA WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS A
SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVE E ACROSS THE N HALF OF
THE GULF. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS E TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NW GULF TONIGHT DRAGGING A FRONT E ACROSS THE N WATERS
DISSIPATING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO JUST S OF
BROWNSVILLE BY MON NIGHT. 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 AND DISSIPATING.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT
AND THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
15 TO 20 KT CENTRAL PORTION THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SE 15 KT
S OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW TO W
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N
TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 26N EARLY.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N EARLY.
.THU...E TO SE 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...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH
PRES NE OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS. TRADES WILL THEN DIMINISH
SLIGHTLY THU AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. MEANWHILE LIGHTER WINDS WILL
BE PREVALENT IN THE NW CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
TUE AND WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO
SE TONIGHT...BECOMING SE TO S MON...THEN BECOMING E TUE AND
WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON THROUGH WED.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL.

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