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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON JAN 24 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXETNDS FROM 22N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE
NIGHT AS HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT SHIFTS NE AHEAD OF ANOTHER
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE WESTERN PORTION ON WED FROM
31N77W TO 26N80W...REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE
WED NIGHT...FROM NEAR 3167W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...AND
FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION E OF THE FRONT WED AND
WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N WED AND WED NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND TSTMS 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...EXCEPT W OF 74W
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT AND TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 74W
LATE TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 24N W OF 77W BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT TO 70W BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT
DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT W
OF 78W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT TO
70W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...AND TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
BEHIND FRONT TO 79W AND TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N TO 28N
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W...8 TO 12 FT FT IN
NW SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF
79W. 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. N OF 25N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA SW TO
A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W AND S TO INLAND MEXICO AT 19N96W.
THE LOW WILL DEEPEN SOME AS IT TRACKS NE THE S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST TUE MORNING....THEN ACCELERATE ACROSS THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT WITH FRONT EXTENDING SW TO
THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. HE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED MORNING THEN MOVE E OF
THE GULF ON WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL THEN DOMINATE THE
AREA THU THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 O 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS 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 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW
TUE NIGHT AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED...THEN
BECOME STATIONARY FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS
LATE THU INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 18N E OF 82W E 15 TO 20 KT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 85W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF
82W 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED THROUGH 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 ...N OF 20N E OF 81W 2 TO 4 FT. 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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