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FZNT25 KNHC 240332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN JAN 23 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...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO FAR E CUBA WILL DRIFT SE
AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT AS
HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS NEXT FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER NW
PORTIONS WED MORNING AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO 23N80W WED
EVENING THEN FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS N WATERS NEAR FRONT EARLY WED
THROUGH WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 74W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 74W LATE TUE
NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 77W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 270 NM AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING W TO
NW WITHIN 360 NM BEHIND FRONT AND THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 270
NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM
BEHIND FRONT THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE
TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 270 NM
AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS WITHIN 270
NM OF FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF 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.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
E...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST EARLY
MON AND STALL THROUGH MON EVENING AS LOW PRES BEGINS TO
DEVELOP ALONG FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS
EARLY TUE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST STALLED FRONT...WITH MERGED
FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 1009 MB LOW ALONG THE S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO TUE MORNING. THE LOW
WILL MOVE E-NE ALONG THE N CENTRAL GULF COASTS WHILE THE FRONT
CONTINUES SE... REACHING FROM 27N82W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN MOVE SE OF AREA
WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION
MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT N OF
26N MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT ...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM FAR E CUBA TO 18N83W TO
N CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. TRADE
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN MON
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO
THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SW.

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