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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SUN JAN 16 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 30N78W WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO THE
TURKS AND CAICOS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT.
SE WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 26N MON THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A
SECOND COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE
MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA TUE AHEAD OF A
THIRD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED
MORNING. THE THIRD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 26N65W THROUGH THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY EARLY THU...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ALONG
23N FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW N OF GRAND BAHAMA WILL INCREASE FRI
AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA
COAST LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF WARM FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF DISSIPATING COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.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. 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 N OF 26N
MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. FROM
22N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT W OF BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO E 10 TO
15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27W W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT E THROUGH
MON MOVING INLAND OVER FLORIDA MON NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES OVER
COASTAL TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF NEAR 29N94W EARLY MON
DRAGGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS. THE
LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT WHILE THE FRONT DISSIPATES.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR 23N95W TUE EVENING DISSIPATING WED MORNING AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF THU NIGHT QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE EAST OF
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
TROUGH.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW EAST OF TROUGH...
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO
N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 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 BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW
TO N 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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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 AND FRI AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST.
MEANWHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL BE PREVALENT IN THE NW
CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.


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