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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF
THE THE N CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY SUN THROUGH MON
DRAGGING A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S
FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY MON
MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
NEAR 25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY LATE TUE...THEN SLOWLY
BECOME DIFFUSE OVER FAR SE WATERS WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 78W...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N
OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
E OF 72W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AND
TO 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION.
.MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 71W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO
4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT
AND BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT TO 22N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE
SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 71W NW
TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF
BAHAMAS N 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND
2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...AND 4
TO 6 FT W OF 76W.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE S AND
WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A FAST MOVING COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION TONIGHT...AND REACH
FROM S FLORIDA TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS SUN NIGHT...THEN ENTER
THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA MON NIGHT WITH ITS WESTERN EXTENSION
EXTENDING NW AS A TROUGH TO ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND
ALONG TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER SE
LOUISIANA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N
TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. S OF 26N
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO NE
HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO 15N83W
TONIGHT INTO SUN AS HIGH PRES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BUILDS
SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE AND WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC
NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE S THROUGH NE
CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES LATE MON THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT W OF 82W EARLY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT S PORTION LATE TUE AND DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED.


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