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FZNT25 KNHC 030851
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU FEB 03 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS OVER THE FAR NW PART OF
THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHWARD FRI. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION EARLY SAT REACHING FROM 31N70W
TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS EARLY SUN WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
FLORIDA COAST ON MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO 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 FT SE PART LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA SW
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP 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 RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF FRI...MOVING
E OF THE AREA SAT. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON MORNING...FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT...AND E OF THE AREA LATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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...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.
.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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL N OF THE AREA
MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
EARLY SAT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN
THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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