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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU JAN 27 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N67W TO W CENTRAL
CUBA NEAR 23N80W WILL STALL ACROSS CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE NORTHEAST PORTIONS MOVE TO NEAR
30N65W...BEFORE MOVING SE FRI AND FRI NIGHT...REACHING FROM
27N65W TO 21N76W SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A SECOND
WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL SINK S ACROSS NE PORTIONS SUN NIGHT AND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 78W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL
BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W AND 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
77W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH W
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL
TROUGH SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF
FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 67W S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT HAS
STALLED ACROSS THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL EXTEND EASTWARD
FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS TO TO SW FLORIDA THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN SHIFT E OVER
CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DOMINATE THE
ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING NW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PART MON.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN MOVE S-SE
TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM NEAR 22N79W
TO 18N87W FRI MORNING. EASTERLY TRADES WILL RELAX SOME OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK...THEN INCREASE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND INTO MON OVER THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 84W NE WINDS
15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTIONS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON... S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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