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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N72W TO 28N76W TO W CENTRAL CUBA
NEAR 22N80W. THE GALE CENTER WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS
IT RACES NE OF AREA WITH GALES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SHIFTING E
ACROSS N PORTIONS...WHILE SW GALES DEVELOP JUST ALONG AND JUST
E OF THE FRONT SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
28N65W TO E CUBA NEAR 21N77W 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 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13
FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 73W LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W. N
OF 26N W OF 79W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF
26N 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 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT TO 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 20 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING NE TO E 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 BECOMING
SE 10 KT OR LESS BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 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...FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF AND
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRES MOVES
TO THE N CENTRAL GULF COAST. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF NEXT COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME NW GULF COASTAL
WATERS OVERNIGHT SUN AND STALL THERE THROUGH MON EVENING. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT AND MERGE
WITH THE FIRST FRONT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
TUXPAN MEXICO TUE MORNING THEN FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO
THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE EVENING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL
WATERS...AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE N AND NW
SEMICIRCLES OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN
WED AND THU FORCING THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA LATE WED MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT..N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY SE
PORTIONS EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W TO THE
N CENTRAL COAST OF HONDURAS WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS HONDURAS
TONIGHT WHILE MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND REACH FROM
E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH
MON. TRADE WINDS 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 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN E SWELL SW OF JAMAICA AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN
CHANNEL EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 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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