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FZNT25 KNHC 010934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010

...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...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN
ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM
31N74W TO 24N82W THIS EVENING AND FROM 31N66W TO 23N80W THU
EVENING...FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI
EVENING...THEN STALL AND BECOMING DIFFUSE N OF PUERTO RICO
LATE SAT INTO SUN. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH
INTO WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT AND SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
22N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 3 FT SUN. S OF 27N
E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA BAY
AREA TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SE
AND MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY
THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 90W WILL
SHIFT S INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS ALL BUT
THE FAR SE GULF THROUGH FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW WILL
PREVAIL SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS INTO THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING FRI TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA AND BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN WHICH WILL SHIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN
TODAY. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE SE
INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE BASIN LATE WED BEFORE STALLING AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI. LARGE NE SWELLS WILL MOVE
INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE
CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...RAISING SEAS TO AROUND 10 FT THROUGH THU

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY
SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN 15
TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
30 KT THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL IN N SWELL THIS EVENING
THROUGH TONIGHT. FROM 16N TO 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS
MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
S OF 16N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
THU DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY FRI MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF
80W BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.

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