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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. S
TO SW WINDS ACROSS NW PORTIONS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT 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 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 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 3 TO 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 MOVING SE ACROSS FAR NW GULF EXTENDED
FROM NEAR VERMILION BAY LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN COAST ALONG 23N98W
THIS EVENING...AND WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING THEN REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
YUCATAN COAST TO S BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE SE
OF AREA BY SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE W HALF OF THE BASIN SUN IN ADVANCE OF A SECOND COLD
FRONT. THIS FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN
NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO MON
MORNING THEN STALL FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
26N EARLY THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. PATCHY FOG SE OF FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 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 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...N OF 27N VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N WINDS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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 TRADE WINDS FROM TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH FRI NIGHT THROUGH
SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT
AFTERNOON THEN REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO N GULF OF HONDURAS
SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN
INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN MON THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD
TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR 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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