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FZNT25 KNHC 310250
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN JAN 30 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 DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO
23N70W. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES TONIGHT
THROUGH MON NIGHT. A RIDGE AXIS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR
BERMUDA WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N THROUGH TUE THEN SHIFT SE AND
WEAKEN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TUE
EVENING. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS W PORTIONS TUE
NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS COLD FRONT THEN WEAKEN WED NIGHT AND
EARLY THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO SOUTHERN
FLORIDA THU MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND S OF 22N W OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 BECOMING NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA 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 TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW WILL SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE
GULF THROUGH MON THEN INCREASE MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND REACH FROM S
CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING THEN SLOW
ITS FORWARD PROGRESS AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED EVENING. A FRONTAL WAVE IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF BY THU
EVENING AS FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM S CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NEAR
25N89W TO W COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONTAL WAVE AND DRIFT N FRI...MAINTAINING STRONG
WINDS N AND NW OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N
AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND
BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED
SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10
KT NE PORTIONS EARLY...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6
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 8 FT. S OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT E WINDS 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 OVER THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE FRESH TO STRONG
TRADES PERSIST ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

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 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...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.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 0 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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