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FZNT25 KNHC 292109
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT JAN 29 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE SE MERGING WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM
25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON SUN WITH THE MERGED FRONT
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E
ACROSS FLORIDA INTO SW N ATLC SUN...THEN SHIFT NE PASSING SE
OF BERMUDA MON NIGHT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES N OF THE RIDGE TUE NIGHT
IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WED
REACHING FROM 31N70W TO SE FLORIDA THU NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27 E OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS
10 KT EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W
PART LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E TO THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF GULF.
FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF TUE AS DEEPENING LOW
PRES AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS COAST. THE
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND REACH
FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO VERACRUZ BY WED MORNING THEN STALL FROM
NEAR TAMPA BAY TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WINDS...THEN SHIFTING NW
TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT ACROSS NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY VEERING E
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF
26N.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE E
AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE PERIOD BUT DIMINISH AFTER MON
NIGHT IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE THU NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 KT BEHIND COLD
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE.

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