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FZNT25 KNHC 300301
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 26N65W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE SE MERGING WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM
25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE ON SUN. THE MERGED FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT NE FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR BERMUDA MON NIGHT WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE N OF THE RIDGE TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WED...REACHING FROM 31N70W TO SE

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 27N 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 THE 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 E CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET
UP ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF THE GULF. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE AND SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE
OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL
SLOW OVER THE SE WATERS WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA THU NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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 THU NIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 TO 15 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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