FZNT25 KNHC 201508
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO NW CUBA WILL CONTINUE E
TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO FLORIDA STRAITS
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E AND OVERTAKE THE FIRST FRONT ALONG POSITION
FROM BERMUDA TO SE CUBA WED THEN STALL OVER THE SE WATERS THU.
A RIDGE WILL BUILD OFF THE FLORIDA COAST ALONG 28N IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT.
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 40
KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING 12 TO
18 FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E
SWELL. S OF 23N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT
11 TO 17 FT N OF 27N. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THU.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
SUBSIDING SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 70W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL SE OF AREA AROUND SUNSET TODAY. A RIDGE WILL
BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH
FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MIDDAY SAT
AND STALLS FROM THE THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS SUN
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT N OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW THU
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NW SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS FLORIDA STRAITS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S
THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE REMNANTS OF A STATIONARY FRONT. THE
MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO 12N82W LATE WED
THEN DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA THU. A RIDGE WILL
BECOME ESTABLISHED N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT.
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 84W AND 4 TO 6
FT E OF 84W. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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