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FZNT25 KNHC 181402
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 18 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 FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST WILL
MOVE E TO A POSITION FROM 31N67W TO 25N80W EARLY WED AND MOVE E
OF AREA LATE THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED
AND LIE FROM 31N71W TO 27N77W WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA
THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
EARLY FRI...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA EARLY SAT...AND
FROM NE WATERS TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF
75W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 75W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONTAL TROUGH. .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. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 72W S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 N TO NE 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...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TODAY
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT THEN WASH OUT OVER THE SE GULF THU NIGHT. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AFTERNOON...EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI
MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. 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
WED NIGHT. 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 THU NIGHT 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 WINDS 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 N
OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE N OF
26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO N BEHIND FRONT EXTREME NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 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 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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE AREA E OF 78W THROUGH WED THEN DIMINISH SOME THU THROUGH
SAT. MODERATE SE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVE INTO
THE CARIBBEAN N OF 20N ON SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 82W. N OF 18N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AHEAD OF FRONT.

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