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FZNT25 KNHC 200924
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU JAN 20 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...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 25N80W BECOME
DIFFUSE AS IT SHIFTS E REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TONIGHT. S-SW WINDS N OF 27N INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF
SECOND COLD FRONT THAT MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI.
SECOND FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 29N77W TO S FLORIDA EARLY
SAT. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 29N73W SAT AND
MOVE QUICKLY NE. FRONT REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA
EARLY SUN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 25N MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
BECOME SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS W
OF LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT
W OF 70W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20
KT N OF 24N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON EXTEND
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND MOVE E
OF AREA EARLY SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W ZONES
SUN IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING TO TEXAS COAST LATE
SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM NW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE
MON NIGHT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING OVER ERN ZONES ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD 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 DIMINISH TO 15 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 DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 23N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND LOW PRES AND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW LATE. 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 NE BREEZE FROM TROPICAL N ATLC TO
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DIMINISH SAT AND SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM E CUBA TO
NE YUCATAN SUN. TRADE WIND FLOW INCREASE ACROSS BASIN MON AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 BECOME NE 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
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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