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FZNT25 KNHC 170924
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON JAN 17 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W THROUGH
27N67W TO 23N73W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO NW WATERS FROM 31N79W TO 28N81W EARLY TUE...PROCEED TO
31N68W TO 27N73W TO 26N80W EARLY WED AND DISSIPATE OVER SE
WATER EARLY THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS
EARLY WED AND QUICKLY MOVE TO 31N67W TO 28N73W WED NIGHT AND E
OF AREA BY THU. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIRD
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
WINDS E OF STATIONARY FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 76W.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
SW WINDS WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF
76W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 21N E OF 68W. S OF 27N W
OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 21N E OF
68W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 29N E OF FIRST FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FIRST FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF SECOND FRONT AND
BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 29N E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N W OF FIRST
FRONT TO BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .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 TODAY AND MOVES THROUGH THE NE GULF BY SUNSET. WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE FAR NW GULF DISSIPATES LATE TODAY. A
SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TUE...LIES FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N98W WED MORNING AND MOVES E OF AREA BY
THU. A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
THU NIGHT AND LIES FROM 30N85W TO 28N96W FRI MORNING AND FROM
TAMPA BAY TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF TROUGH N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO EXCEPT
NE WINDS N OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND
TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD
OF FRONT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW LATE
TODAY AND BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD
OF 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 CONTINUE THROUGH WED.
TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THU AND FRI AS THE HIGH PRES
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST. MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL BE
PREVALENT IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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 EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. 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
BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

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