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FZNT25 KNHC 202133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W AND
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
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE...AND SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT
AND 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT GRADUALLY VEERING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF 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 E LOUISIANA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO MON AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. 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 SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 LATE SAT THEN WILL REACH FROM
EASTERN CUBA TO BELIZE SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. TRADE WIND FLOW
WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN MON THROUGH TUE AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS AREA FROM THE NE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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