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FZNT25 KNHC 071508
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST TUE DEC 07 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...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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR SE PORTION.
.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 FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND NW FROM THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE ALONG THE MEXICAN AND TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N94W EARLY WED. THE
LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU DRAGGING
A NEW COLD FRONT THROUGH THE W GULF. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD
ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING
QUICKLY TO S ON FRI. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND
SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF LATE SAT REACHING A LINE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF WARM FRONT ALONG 25N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND LOW AND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO
S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT SAT

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT AND 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT THU.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT
AFTERNOON...INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT
THEN BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 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 E CUBA TO BELIZE WILL CONTINUE E
MERGING WITH A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN ALONG
72W WED. THE MERGED TROUGH WILL DRIFT WESTWARD THU AND FRI TO
ALONG 77W ON SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE ATLC
WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WED...DRIFT W OF AREA WED
NIGHT...THEN RETURN E ON SAT GRADUALLY DISSIPATING SUN FROM
22N62W TO THE MONA PASSAGE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT

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