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FZNT25 KNHC 012112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 1 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...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW
PORTION WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO
NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS LOW PRES
FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL THEN
QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT E ACROSS FLORIDA SAT... AND INTO THE FAR WESTERN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF
71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF
71W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON... EXCEPT NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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
22N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG 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 TO SE TO
S IN THE MORNING. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR 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 SW 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...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 5
TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 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...A COLD FRONT FROM JUST E OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA
SW TO 25N96W TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY MOVE E AND REACH
FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING. LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF THU
AND TRACK NE...PUSHING THE FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO
NEAR 25N90W...THEN S TO 19N92W BY THU NIGHT. THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AS LOW
PRES FORMS NEAR 28N85W. THE LOW WILL TRAIL A COLD FRONT TO THE
WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE FRI...AND DRAG THE FRONT
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TO E OF FLORIDA SAT AND SUN.
WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 6 TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION BECOMING
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF FRONT TO 26N S TO SW. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL W OF 87W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E
OF 87W. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S
FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN DECAYING NW SWELL. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10
KT... SHIFTING TO E LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT NW OF FRONT...AND 2 TO 3 FT SE OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.

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 WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING TRADES TO
INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. A GULF OF
MEXICO COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. N OF 18N E
OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N W
OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT SAT AFTERNOON. S OF 17N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
17N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT SAT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 17N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3

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