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FZNT25 KNHC 030300
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED FEB 02 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W WILL REACH FROM
31N70W TO 27N80W THU. THE FRONTAL SEGMENT E OF 70W WILL
CONTINUE SE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TUE. THE PORTION W OF 70W
WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THU NIGHT MOVING N OF AREA FRI. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION EARLY SAT REACHING
FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA EARLY SUN. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 10

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 25N88W
SW TO 19N93W WILL REACH FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOW DOWN AND BECOME
STATIONARY FROM NEAR FORT MYERS SW TO WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPING
NEAR 24N92W WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT S TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT ON FRI AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND ACCELERATES NE. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF...LATE FRI INTO
SAT...AND TO E OF THE GULF LATE SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL THEN
BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN SOME THU INTO
EARLY FRI ALLOWING THE TRADES TO INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC. TRADES THEN DIMINISH
BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE AGAIN INCREASING FRI NIGHT
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT
AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN FROM WESTERN CUBA TO NEAR NORTHERN
BELIZE SUN AND MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO
11 FT WATERS E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 15 T0 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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