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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
CARIBBEAN INTO MID WEEK. THE TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU
THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. THE FRONT WILL SAG SE AND
STALL FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT...AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE CARIBBEAN BY SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS....A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N78W
DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE N FLORIDA COAST AND REACHES FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA BY WED
MORNING. THE FRONT LIFTS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE WED AHEAD
OF A THIRD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT.
STRONG SW FLOW PRECEDES THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA AS A
REINFORCING FRONT OF COLD AIR MOVES OFF THE COAST FRI. THE
FRONT STALLS N OF PUERTO RICO BY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 29N E OF 77W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF
27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM
23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART WED
NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF
SECOND FRONT TO 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 25N E OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W
OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT W OF 78W LATE. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 77W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE AND
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT NE
OF BAHAMAS LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SW TO
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR SECOND FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22
FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT
IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS.


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