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FZNT25 KNHC 110859
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI FEB 11 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 EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO THE NW BAHAMAS
WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY THEN CONTINUES SW ACROSS THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY BY LATE TODAY AND SHIFT NE...BRINGING A NEW SHOT COLD
AIR OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. THE REINFORCED COLD FRONT
WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SAT FOLLOWED
BY FRESH NW WINDS...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE
SAT...THEN WILL BEGIN TO STALL OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA
LATE SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING MON. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS OVER
THE N WATERS N OF 29N LATE MON INTO TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS W OF
78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N. S OF FRONT W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF FRONT AND E OF THE BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF THE BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27 N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
TODAY THEN MOVE SE OF AREA THIS EVENING AS A SECOND PUSH OF
COLD AIR AND STRONGER HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER SOUTH TEXAS. HIGH
PRES WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT SAT THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT
2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. .SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N
TO 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT N OF 27N. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT FROM 25N TO 27N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.

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 EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY SAT OVER
THE CARIBBEAN BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE BY EARLY SAT...AND FROM
EASTERN CUBA THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE SAT...THEN STALL AND
DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA LATE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT N OF 20N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 1O FT. E OF
FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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