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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON JAN 17 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W THROUGH
26N70W WILL DISSIPATE LATE TODAY. A FRONTAL TROUGH AND
ASSOCIATED LOW OVER THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NE OFF THE N
FLORIDA COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...SHIFTING NE OF THE AREA BY
EARLY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY WED
AND QUICKLY MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WED NIGHT WITH HIGH PRES
BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI...REACH FROM
31N70W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT...AND FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 70W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W
OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES ALONG A TROUGH IN THE NE GULF WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH IN THE W GULF
WILL LIFT NE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW GULF TUE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 24N95W TUE
NIGHT PUSHING E OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. RIDGING SETS UP
ALONG 27N WED NIGHT THROUGH THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WHICH WILL REACH FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE THU
EVENING...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
MORNING...MOVING E OF THE GULF FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS SE PORTION EARLY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.


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 THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES
WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. MODERATE TO FRESH SE FLOW WILL BE
PREVALENT IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN ON SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE AND TUE
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 SHIFTING E TO SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 80W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 80W. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 19N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 80W.


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