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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS NE PORTIONS
WHILE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FRONT DRIFT S THIS EVENING
BEFORE STALLING LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH FROM 31N76W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS SAT AFTERNOON WITH THE LOW QUICKLY INTENSIFYING TO A
GALE CENTER AND MOVING NE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL SHIFT E REACHING FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT
THEN E OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN MON WITH
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TUE AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N
OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. N OF
26N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT...AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF
70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT.
FROM 23N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM W OF
FRONT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT...SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF
23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
TO S 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE...AND 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 72W
THROUGHOUT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 24N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF
71W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT
THEN SHIFTING W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. S
OF 24N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
S OF 24N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING E ACROSS THE GULF EXTENDS FROM
TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP W OF
94W SUN IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF
TEXAS SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
EARLY MON THEN FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE MOVING SE OF THE GULF LATE TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM
THE NW WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
N OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
N OF 27N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE TRADES EXTENDING FROM THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT
REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS SAT NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATING SUN. TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN LATE SUN
THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 10 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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