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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010

...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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 23N80W
WILL SAG SOUTH AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA BY FRI
MORNING...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 21N65W TO THE MONA
PASSAGE SAT. A NEW REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF N
FLORIDA COAST SUN...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA LATE
SUN...AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE MON. EXPECT
STRONG WINDS TO GALE FORCE AHEAD AND JUST BEHIND BOUNDARY SUN
N OF 28N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF 25N E OF 70W
FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO
20 KT E OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO
3O TO 40 KT N OF 28N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 18 FT.
NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF
29N. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W
OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF
FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES SLOWLY E ALONG THE N GULF...THEN
LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW ACROSS ENTIRE GULF BY SAT. A REINFORCING
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NE GULF LATE SAT AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA
TO S TEXAS LATE SUN. FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO
10 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W TO
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STALLING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM WESTERN CUBA TO
THE WESTERN COAST OF HONDURAS WILL MAKE SLOW PROGRESS S ACROSS
THE NW CARIBBEAN...EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING FROM 22N65W TO THE
MONA PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS BY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI S OF HIGH PRES
BUILDING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND N OF PERSISTENT LOW
PRES NEAR PANAMA. THE LOW PRES WILL ALSO MAINTAIN FRESH FRESH
TO STRONG FLOW IN THE FAR SW CARIBBEAN INTO SAT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN SUN AND
MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON.


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