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FZNT25 KNHC 072117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON FEB 07 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 LOW PRES CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO WILL TRACK NE ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND MOVE
OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WHILE INTENSIFYING. THE LOW WILL PUSH A
COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING...REACH
FROM NEAR 31N76W TO 27N81W LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO
CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN
FROM 28N65W 24N71W AND FRONTAL TROUGH TO EASTERN CUBA WED THEN
DISSIPATE THU. A COUPLE OF LOW PRES SYSTEMS WILL PASS TO THE N
OF THE AREA THU AND FRI DRAGGING WEAK FRONTS ACROSS THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S
TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E
OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W
TO NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N
20 TO 25 KT. 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...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 N OF 30N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT N OF 29N 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL...SEAS 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 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL E OF 74W AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 74W...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.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.
.SAT...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SE PART. S OF 26N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO A WEAK
LOW NEAR 29N86W 1011 MB. A COLD FRONT TRAILS SW FROM THE LOW TO
25N87W TO 19N95W. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N
TONIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS NE PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE TO A
POSITION FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY
THIS EVENING AND TO SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT TUE INTO WED AND
MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS LATE WED
AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE
OF GULF LATE FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E ALONG 30N BEHIND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM SE
OF FRONT SW 20 TO 30 KT AND NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 5 TO 8 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT OVERNIGHT. 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 AND WED NIGHT...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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 6O NM S OF
FRONT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT EARLY BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 75
NM SE OF 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 AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
27N BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING

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. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS
LATE TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW
PORTION MON AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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