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FZNT25 KNHC 042127
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION SAT...THEN
STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT AND
SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON...
EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA MON NIGHT...FROM 29N65W
TO E CUBA TUE NIGHT...AND FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE SECOND COLD

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 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. 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
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF
BAHAMAS AND 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. ELSEWHERE E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO
A WEAK 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N89W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
NEAR 18N94W. THE LOW PRES WILL ACCELERATE NE OF AREA TONIGHT
DRAGGING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL AND MOVE N OVER THE
SE PORTION OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN WHILE DISSIPATING. 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 EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT. A THIRD COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BY WED REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WED EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT N OF 26N LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SUN
NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THEN
BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N OF 27N
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE
AND INCREASING TO 15 KT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 26N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL AND MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT OVER THE SE
GULF OF MEXICO SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN MON...REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS LATE
MON...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF
17N E OF 82W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W...AND 4 TO 7
FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE NW PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO
9 FT SE OF JAMAICA.

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