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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST WED JAN 19 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 31N69W TO 26N78W WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT SHIFTS E...REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY THU. WINDS N OF GRAND BAHAMA WILL
INCREASE THU NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THAT FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N69W TO 29N77W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 29N75W SAT MORNING AND QUICKLY
MOVE NE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY
SUN MORNING...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 23N MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. FROM
25N TO 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
70W 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.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
FRONT E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N
EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 25N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N94W WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF THU AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W WATERS SUN IN ADVANCE OF
A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT
REACHING A POSITION FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
LATE MON NIGHT WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER N WATERS ALONG THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 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 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND LOW AND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW MON NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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 TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT...THEN
STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN SUN. TRADE
WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN BY MON AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS N OF THE AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...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 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR JAMAICA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 20N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. 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...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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