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FZNT25 KNHC 050839
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT FEB 05 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 THE NW PORTION
TODAY...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM 31N72W TO THE NW BAHAMAS
TONIGHT AND SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST MON...EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE MON
NIGHT...FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA LATE TUE NIGHT...AND THEN REACH
FROM 27N65W TO E CUBA WED WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF
28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 30 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N85W TO 21N89W. THE FRONT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SUN.
HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN
EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA MON NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST WED AFTERNOON AND WILL EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO LATE WED NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. E 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 AS
WELL AS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...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 E CUBA TO E HONDURAS EARLY TUE...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.

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