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FZNT25 KNHC 031521
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. 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 FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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...HIGHEST SE PART.
.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 TAMPA BAY FL TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W. A WEAK LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR 24N92W BY FRI 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST
NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 3 TO
5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PART.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE AND INCREASING
TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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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