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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 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 EXTENDS FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR
30N78W TO JUST E OF MIAMI. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER
THE GULF STREAM AS IT RACES NE OF THE AREA WITH COLD AIR
RUSHING IN BEHIND IT RESULTING IN GALES OVER THE N WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING
THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN
MORNING PUSHING E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
MON WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TUE REACHING FROM
31N71W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS TUE EVENING THEN E OF THE AREA

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 79W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT E OF
79W BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS LATE. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT E OF 79W LATE...AND
20 TO 30 KT W OF 79W BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 79W LATE. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF
70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE EVENING ...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN THE
EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W SUN NIGHT. S OF
27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE ...AND 5 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL W OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
CENTRAL PORTION LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE
CENTRAL AND E GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE W GULF SUN
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S LOUISIANA
TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING THEN WEAKENS AS IT
SLOWLY MOVES E OF THE AREA LATE TUE. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS IN
THE SW GULF WED WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ELSEWHERE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT
NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2
TO 4 FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN FROM NEAR THE
ISLE OF YOUTH CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL EXTEND FROM THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 15N80W SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL
OUT AND DISSIPATE. TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE BASIN MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF
CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE CUBA.

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