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FZNT25 KNHC 312058
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON JAN 31 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...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 EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT
EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N65W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI MORNING. THE
WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AS
LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACKS NE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 70W.
.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 70W E 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING 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 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W
OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 COLD FRONT
INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING...FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND
BECOME STATIONARY FROM 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 AND TRACK NE
ALLOWING FOR THE FRONT TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI
WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND
EASTERN PORTIONS FRI INTO EARLY SAT...AND REACH FROM TAMPA TO
NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 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 AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING N TO NE DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E EARLY WED
NIGHT. 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.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT EXCEPT S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FAR SE PORTION E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT FAR SE PORTION EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS MOVING E OF ZONE EARLY.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE DAY.

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
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
.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.
.FRI AND SAT...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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