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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 31N71W TO 30N78W WILL
DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO
27N68W TO 27N73W WILL SLOWLY DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE EARLY MON.
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
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...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 75W.
.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...WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF OVERNIGHT AND MOVES THROUGH THE NE GULF ON MON. LOW PRES
OVER COASTAL TEXAS SHIFTS NE TONIGHT...DRAGGING A WEAK FRONTAL
TROUGH INTO THE FAR NW GULF THAT DISSIPATES LATE MON. A SECOND
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY TUE...DISSIPATING
FROM SW FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY EARLY WED. A THIRD
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU...REACHING
FROM MOBILE BAY TO 19N95W IN THE SW GULF BY EARLY FRI...AND SE
OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW
TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE MON THROUGH
WED AS HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA STRENGTHENS. TRADE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THU AND FRI AS THE HIGH PRES 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 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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