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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST FRI JAN 28 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 STALLING WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM
29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. ANOTHER SOMEWHAT STRONGER FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 31N7W7 TO 29N81W WILL SHIFT EAST TODAY AND
MERGE WITH THE OTHER FRONT. THE COMBINDED FRONT WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W THROUGH EASTERN CUBA SAT
BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD N OF 28N SAT THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN W SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 75W E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM NW GULF TO THE EAST
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT...DIMINISH SUN AND MON...THEN
INCREASE AGAIN ON TUE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THROUGH
TEXAS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 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 2 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S 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...FRESH N WINDS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL
DIMINISH AS A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO
WESTERN HONDURAS DISSIPATES LATER TODAY. MEANWHILE FRESH
TRADES WILL PERSIST FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...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 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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