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FZNT25 KNHC 250921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE JAN 25 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...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N65W TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA WED MORNING AND LIE FROM 31N77W TO 23N82W
WED AFTERNOON...FROM 31N65W TO 22N78W THU AFTERNOON...FROM
28N65W TO 21N77W FRI AFTERNOON...AND FROM 25N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N WED AND WED NIGHT...
.TODAY...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 77W LATE. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN
120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW
WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL.
FROM 27N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT. FROM 27N TO 29W W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS S
OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. W OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N93W WITH A WARM FRONT
EXTENDING E OF THE LOW TO 29N84W AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING S
OF THE LOW TO 19N97W. THE LOW AND WARM FRONT WILL PASS INLAND
AS THEY MOVES EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TODAY...WITH THE COLD FRONT
LYING FROM NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
THIS EVENING AND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WED MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE GULF. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COLD FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF COLD FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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 SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
TONIGHT AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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