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FZNT25 KNHC 281535
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 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 STALLED WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM
31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 24N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR
22N80W THIS MORNING AND WAS BEGINNING TO DRIFT SE. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WITH LITTLE ASSOCIATED WEATHER WAS SWEEPING SE
ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AND EXTENDED FROM NEAR 31N74W
TO S FLORIDA. THIS SECOND FRONT AND ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL WIND
SURGE WILL MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT AND GRADUALLY
BECOME ILL DEFINED...AND WILL ACT TO PUSH THE FIRST STALLED
FRONT SE...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT
MORNING AND DISSIPATE FROM NEAR 25N65W TO N CENTRAL COAST OF
HISPANIOLA SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND ENTER THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFT NE INTO
THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
TO S WINDS S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 75W.
.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 EASTWARD TO THE
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
TO SET UP ACROSS W PORTIONS. RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SAT...DIMINISH SUN AND MON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN
ON TUE AS HIGH PRES SHIFT E INTO THE ATLC AND A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES SE TEXAS.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
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 NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
AND ACROSS FAR W PORTIONS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS
WINDS GRADUALLY VEER MORE NE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 18N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E
OF 80W NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
18N N 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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