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FZNT25 KNHC 120249
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO W CUBA WILL
REACH FROM 31N67W TO E CUBA SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BEGIN TO
STALL OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE SUN BEFORE
DISSIPATING MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK...WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS PREVAILING TUE
THOUGH WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 29N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 28N.
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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...S OF 29N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT.N OF 29N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EWD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF
26N...HIGHEST 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 TO 25 KT EARLY
BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO
8 FT. PATCHY FOG SE PORTION.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT
S OF 25N.

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 SAT MORNING. TRADES WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
SAT OVER THE CARIBBEAN BUT CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N
ATLC. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL EXTEND FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF
HONDURAS LATE SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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