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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON JAN 31 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT
E AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE NW WATERS BY EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 31N73W TO NEAR VERO BEACH BY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS ITS EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE THU
INTO FRI MORNING. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT IS FORECAST
TO LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACKS NE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 FRONTAL
TROUGH AND NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM
24N TO 27N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT
AND S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 79W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
AND S OF 22N W OF 70WE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 69W.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF
FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PART AND ALONG FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE JUST N OF GULF E OF 92W WILL SHIFT E OF
AREA THROUGH TUE EVENING AS LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS DEEPENS
AND TRACKS NE TO CENTRAL U.S. THE LOW WILL PUSH A STRONG ARCTIC
COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION TUE MORNING...AND
QUICKLY REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM
NEAR NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU MORNING. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ON THE FRONT OVER
THE S CENTRAL GULF LATE THU...THEN PULL TO THE N ALLOWING FOR
THE FRONT TO MOVE BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT...EXPECT FAR NW
PORTION SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR
NW PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS MOVING INTO THE N PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT N OF 25N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N...BEHIND FRONT WINDS W
TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER
IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 2O TO 25 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MORE
NUMEROUS N PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A
RATHER LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED.
THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS LATE WED THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES
TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N E OF 83W.
.TONIGHT 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
7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OF 20N.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.


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