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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST TUE DEC 07 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 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WED THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT
WILL THEN GRADUALLY BEGIN TO MOVE E ON FRI AS POSSIBLE WEAK
LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP N OF
29N ALONG 80W THU INTO FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA LATE
FRI INTO EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 74W 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL ...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N E OF
68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 77W. S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 78W WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 74W TO FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 77W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT TO 22N
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...
EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2
TO 3 FT ...AND BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE NW TO SE TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF NEAR 27N94W EARLY WED WITH A WARM
FRONT TO 27N90W...THEN QUICKLY MOVE SE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE
THU DRAGGING THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD AS COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA
IN THE WAKE OF FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING TO E AND SE EARLY FRI.
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE ON SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
SHIFT S WED NIGHT THEN BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT OVER N
PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF
27N ...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT THU...THEN SHIFTING TO SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO INLAND THE
SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO
PANAMA BY TONIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A TROUGH FROM EASTERN
HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF PANAMA WED...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT
WESTWARD THU THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL KEEP A FAIRLY TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SEA THROUGH
SAT. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC N AND NE SWELLS WILL SURGE S
THROUGH MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI THEN DIMINISH
ON SAT...WITH SOME SWELLS AFFECTING THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 83W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
W OF 83W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.
.THU AND FRI...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N.
.SAT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 19N.


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