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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU JAN 13 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI
DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRES OVER GULF OF MEXICO AND SW N ATLC.
WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS
DIFFUSES TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS ENTIRE
CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN BUT INCREASE BY TUE AS HIGH PRES
STRENGTHENS OVER SW N ATLC.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 67W E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF
14N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 28N65W TO E CUBA REACH FROM 24N65W TO NW
HAITI EARLY FRI AND BEGIN DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH
PRES MOVES E ALONG 31N THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH
TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 SAT
NIGHT W OF 75W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E
TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT
SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.

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