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FZNT25 KNHC 222132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...GALE CENTER JUST N OF AREA MOVING E-NE WITH COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N75W TO 28N76W TO W CUBA NEAR
23N82W. THE GALE CENTER WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS IT
RACES NE OF AREA WITH GALES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SHIFTING E
ACROSS N PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO E
CUBA NEAR 21N76W SUN MORNING THEN STALL FROM NEAR THE E TIP OF
CUBA TO 23N65W SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA MON THEN SHIFT NE AHEAD OF A
ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER NW PORTIONS TUE EVENING
AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO W CUBA WED MORNING AND FROM 28N65W TO
THE TURKS AND CAICOS THU MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 79W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 13 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 26N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT W
OF 72W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 78W. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
26N 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 BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 25 TO 35 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 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
FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SE OF FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT OR LESS W OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR IN THE CENTRAL AND
E GULF WILL DIMINISH 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 SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR
TAMPICO MEXICO MON MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL. A MUCH
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF TEXAS LATE MON NIGHT WITH
LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE MORNING THEN FROM APALACHEE
BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE EVENING WITH HIGH
PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND IT WED AND THU AS IT PUSHES E OF THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
S OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION MON NIGHT.
.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 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF
25N LATE.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA NEAR 23N82W TO THE N
CENTRAL COAST OF HONDURAS WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE N CARIBBEAN
AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SUN MORNING AND THEN
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. TRADE WINDS S 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
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 19N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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