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FZNT25 KNHC 080906
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE FEB 08 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 FROM 31N76W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL
MOVE TO 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND DISSIPATE
THU. WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI AND
FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN E SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT W TO 7 FT W OF 77W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. 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
5 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...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA STRAITS TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATER THIS MORNING. STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED
AND MOVE E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE WED AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE THU AFTERNOON AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA FRI THEN E OF GULF SAT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W TO E

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE
NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N N TO NE 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 27N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS BECOMING N TO NE N OF 27N
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SAT...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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. COLD FRONT WILL ALONG THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
WILL EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS THIS AFTERNOON
THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED.

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

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