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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST TUE JAN 18 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 TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 28N76W WILL MOVE
NE OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY WED...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL LIE
FROM 31N68W TO 27N73W WED NIGHT BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA THU. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY
FRI...REACH FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT...FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY EARLY SUN...THEN STALL ALONG
23N BY LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.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
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF
22N E TO 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 4 TO 6
FT. .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 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
OT 20 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


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. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SPREADS E ACROSS ALL WATERS SUN IN ADVANCE OF A THIRD
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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 WINDS 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 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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 SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE
TROP N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...THEN
DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
FAR NW CARIBBEAN SAT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM WESTERN
CUBA TO NE YUCATAN SUN.

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


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