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FZNT25 KNHC 241512
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST MON JAN 24 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 22N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER NW PORTIONS WED MORNING AND REACH FROM
31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING AND FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA FRI MORNING. 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
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N WED AND WED NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N W OF
72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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 30 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...WITHIN 520 NM W OF FRONT N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST N PART. E OF FRONT S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM GALVESTON TEXAS TO 1011 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 27N96W TO 22N98W WILL STALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS EARLY TUE AND MERGE
WITH THE FIRST FRONT AND EXTEND FROM A 1008 MB LOW ALONG THE S
CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 20N97W TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL
DEEPEN AS IT MOVES NE AND INLAND. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM SARASOTA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED MORNING THEN MOVE
SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THU AND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N
AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 27N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20
TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS 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...TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE BASIN TODAY 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATER TODAY AND
SHIFTING SE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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