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FZNT26 KNHC 012111
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE FEB 1 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...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A
LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING TRADES TO
INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN. A GULF OF
MEXICO COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 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.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25
TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG
COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N NE 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.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW
PORTION WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO
NEAR VERO BEACH FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...THEN BECOME
STATIONARY AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON FRI AS LOW PRES
FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL THEN
QUICKLY TRACK NE ACROSS N FLORIDA LATE FRI INTO SAT DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT E ACROSS FLORIDA SAT... AND INTO THE FAR WESTERN

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF
71W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF
71W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON... EXCEPT NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
22N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
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 SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO
S IN THE MORNING. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 5
TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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