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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON JAN 31 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...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A
RATHER LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED.
THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS LATE WED THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES
TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL.
.WED AND THU...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E
OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF
14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT
E AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INT THE NW WATERS BY EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N73W TO NEAR VERO BEACH BY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN
AS ITS EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N65W TO S FLORIDA LATE THU INTO FRI
MORNING. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT N
AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO AND TRACKS NE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL
TROUGH AND NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM
24N TO 27N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT ...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT
AND S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 79W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT ...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
AND S OF 22N W OF 70WE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 69W.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW TO N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF
FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PART AND ALONG FRONT.


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