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FZNT26 KNHC 240331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST SUN JAN 23 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...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM FAR E CUBA TO 18N83W TO
N CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. TRADE
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN MON
THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO
THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO
30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 14N TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF
69W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 72W. N OF 15N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E WINDS MON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT FAR NW
PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 09N TO 18N NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 09N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. S OF 18N NE
TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO FAR E CUBA WILL DRIFT SE
AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH MON NIGHT AS
HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS
THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS NEXT FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER NW
PORTIONS WED MORNING AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO 23N80W WED
EVENING THEN FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS N WATERS NEAR FRONT EARLY WED
THROUGH WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
70W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE ...AND 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL W
OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 74W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 74W LATE TUE
NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N W OF 77W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.
.WED...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 270 NM AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING W TO
NW WITHIN 360 NM BEHIND FRONT AND THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 270
NM AHEAD OF FRONT AND TO 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL WITHIN 360 NM
BEHIND FRONT THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE
TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 270 NM
AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS WITHIN 270
NM OF FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SE OF FRONT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT OR LESS W OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
E...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL.

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