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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 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 28N67W TO 24N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA
WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO NW HAITI BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL
MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA BY SUN
AFTERNOON...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY MON MORNING...THEN
WILL BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR
25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY LATE TUE. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO BE PRECEDED BY GALE FORCE WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 78W SUN...
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N E OF 70W BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N E OF 78W INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO
18 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO
W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W
TO NW LATE...EXCEPT S OF 23N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 71W. ELSEWHERE W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT TO 22N SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW
SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 25N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO
17 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 25N W OF 71W NW WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 78W...AND 4 TO 7
FT W OF 78W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER FAR N CENTRAL WATERS WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE S AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO NE GULF SAT EVENING...AND QUICKLY EXTEND
FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL THEN
WEAKEN AND STALL FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MON AS
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA AND WEAKENS ON TUE
WHILE A COASTAL TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 88W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT SAT. N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE. S OF
28N N 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE
HONDURAS WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR
15N84W BY SAT NIGHT AS GULF OF MEXICO HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. LARGE
LONG PERIOD ATLC NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE
S THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES LATE MON THROUGH TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NE PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PART BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N...
EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON.
.TUE...N OF 17N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS W TO NW
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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