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FZNT25 KNHC 020239
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 FRI AS LOW PRES
FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL THEN
QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE FRI AND SAT DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT E ACROSS FLORIDA SAT...INTO THE WESTERN PORTION SAT

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 MOBILE ALABAMA SW TO S OF TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY MOVE E AND REACH FROM APALACHEE BAY TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE 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 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 FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT THEN WEAKEN SUN.

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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