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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST MON JAN 24 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...TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED...THEN
BECOME STATIONARY FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS
LATE THU INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SEA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 69W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...ALONG
COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11
FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS FROM 12N TO 18N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 18N NE TO
E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA WHILE HIGH PRES DOMINATES THE AREA N OF THE FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT AS
HIGH PRES EXTENDING S INTO THE AREA SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN
PORTION IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRES MOVING NE FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO TO ACROSS THE SE U.S. THE LOW WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT INTO THE AREA FROM 31N77W TO 26N80W BY WED
AFTERNOON...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE WED
NIGHT...FROM NEAR 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING...AND
FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
AGAIN OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 79W WED AND WED
NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL E OF 77W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 90 NM N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE W OF 76W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN LATE MORNING...EXCEPT W OF
76W BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT AND TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF 76W
TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
24N W OF 77W BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER W PORTION...BECOMING
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND INTO TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT TO 70W BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT N OF 29N
DIMINISHING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT W OF 78W
DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF
FRONT TO 70W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...AND TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL BEHIND FRONT TO 79W AND TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 79W. FROM 25N
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N NW
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL
E OF 75W...8 TO 12 FT FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...WITHIN 520 NM W OF FRONT N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.


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