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FZNT25 KNHC 070340
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN FEB 06 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W WILL
SLIGHTLY LIFT NWD AS IT REACHES FROM 31N76W TO 28N80W MON
MORNING THEN DISSIPATE LATER IN THE DAY. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST MON...REACH FROM 31N72W
TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE
TUE NIGHT... THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM
27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WED. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS
A WARM FRONT ON THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S. COAST
WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT SW TO NE FLORIDA. A THIRD COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PART OF THE AREA BY FRI
EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO 25N80W LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. AREAS OF RAIN NW OF
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT MON NIGHT THEN
SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S
OF 23N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 75W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 3 TO 5 FT. OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S OF 22N. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .FRI...N OF 25 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE COAST OF
TEXAS WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO EARLY MON...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA MON
NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT TUE INTO WED...BUT BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AS A THIRD
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS LATE WED AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE THU AFTERNOON...AND WILL BE SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES
WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 27N...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20
KT BEHIND FRONT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN ALONG
AND N OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT MON
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N N
TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. TRADES WILL
DIMINISH THU OVER THE CARIBBEAN...BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN LATE MON...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS
LATE TUE...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...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 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO
S WINDS W OF 82W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF
CUBA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION MON AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
S OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF
82W SE TO S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W 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 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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