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FZNT25 KNHC 210957
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 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...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W REMAIN
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TODAY. S TO SW WINDS ACROSS NW PART
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT THAT MOVE OFF N
FLORIDA COAST TODAY. FRONT STALL FROM 31N67W TO 28N77W EARLY
SAT. LOW PRES DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 28N76W SAT AND MOVE
QUICKLY NE WITH REINFORCING COLD FRONT WHICH REACH FROM 31N67W
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN THEN SHIFT E OF AREA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT
THEN DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 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 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 INCREASE TO 25
KT SHIFT SW LATE THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE.
SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. N
OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT VEERING S TO SW 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS GULF EXTEND FROM TAMPA
BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA SAT THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW DEVELOP W OF 94W SUN IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY MON THEN FROM W FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW
OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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
THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT THEN REACH FROM ERN
CUBA TO N GULF OF HONDURAS BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. TRADE WIND
FLOW INCREASE ACROSS BASIN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS ATLC N OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 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.
.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 DIMINISH TO 10 KT NW
PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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