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FZNT25 KNHC 201437
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W WILL
SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. S-SW WINDS N OF 27N WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF
THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM
31N67W TO 28N77W EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT NEAR 28N76W SAT AND MOVE QUICKLY NE WITH A REINFORCING
COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE SUN...AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL EXTEND FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE E BAY
OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND MOVE E OF AREA EARLY SAT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W ZONES SUN IN ADVANCE OF
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE REGION TO YUCATAN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT THEN WILL REACH FROM EASTERN
CUBA TO E HONDURAS SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL
ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N
OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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