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FZNT25 KNHC 040840
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI FEB 04 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 OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL MOVE
N OF AREA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION
SAT...STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM 31N76W TO THE NW BAHAMAS
SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST EARLY
MON EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON EVENING AND FROM
28N65W TO E CUBA TUE NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E
OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT.
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.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
75W AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE
CENTRAL GULF...THEN CONTINUES AS A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE
OF AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT AND
PASSING SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALONG THE
NORTHERN WATERS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT AND MOVING
SE OF AREA EARLY TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...REACHING FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS LATE
MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N 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
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT.
.MON...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL SE OF JAMAICA.

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