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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N68W TO NEAR 27N81W
THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS NE PORTIONS WHILE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FRONT STALL ACROSS S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT MORNING AND MOVE
E-NE...QUICKLY INTENSIFY TO A GALE CENTER AND MOVING NE OF THE
AREA SAT EVENING...DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO
CENTRAL CUBA SAT EVENING...FROM 24N65W TO NW HISPANIOLA SUN
EVENING THEN BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS FAR SE PORTIONS
MON BEFORE HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED...
FORCING THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE
W OF 70W TUE AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
LATE. 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 INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12FT. 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 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. N OF 26N 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 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF
74W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 ACROSS THE SE GULF EXTENDED
FROM NEAR 27N82W TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. THE
FRONT WILL STALL W OF 88W OVERNIGHT WHILE THE E PORTION MOVES
SLOWLY SE TO EXTREME S FLORIDA THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE A
SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR FORCES THE FRONT SE AND INTO THE
NW CARIBBEAN SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DEVELOP W OF
92W EARLY SUN IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING THEN FROM FORT MEYERS FLORIDA TO
THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT IN N

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO
N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 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 MOVE SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE SE GULF
OVERNIGHT AND ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT EVENING THEN
DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF
HONDURAS. TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN LATE SUN
THROUGH WED 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 15 KT BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 20N...BECOMING NW 15 KT
NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING W TO NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW
WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL...BECOMING
N TO NE 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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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