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FZNT25 KNHC 010250
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 3 TO 5 FT. 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 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.
.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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING 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
SHOWERS 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
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 WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TUE
EVENING AS LOW PRES OVER W TEXAS DEEPENS AND TRACKS NE. THE LOW
WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE NW 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 SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT
LATE THU IN THE S CENTRAL GULF AND TRACK NE...ALLOWING THE
FRONT TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 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 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 W TO NW WINDS 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SE
OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT

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