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FZNT25 KNHC 072142
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 DRIFT
SE THIS EVENING AND THEN MEANDER THROUGH FRI MORNING. THE FRONT
WILL THEN GRADUALLY BEGIN TO MOVE E ON FRI AS A SECONDARY COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND MERGES WITH THIS OLD FRONT FRI
AFTERNOON...WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING 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
.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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 28N LATE. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 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 AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N OF SUN...
.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. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N.
.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
NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.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 THROUGH 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.
.THU NIGHT AND 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 LATE SAT NIGHT OVER NW PART.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NW PART.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 18 FT BEHIND FRONT.
S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 17 FT BEHIND FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD COLD FRONT HAS MOVED S INTO HONDURAS AND
WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
NEAR 10N 78W NE TO JUST S OF PUERTO RICO WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN AND ROTATE WESTWARD AND BECOME MORE N
TO S ALIGNED...REACHING TO ALONG 77W ON SAT. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THROUGH THE SE
BAHAMAS WILL MEANDER THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MERGING WITH A
NEW AND REINFORCING FRONT FRI...AND MOVE SE TROUGH
SAT...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING SUN FROM 22N62W TO THE MONA

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N W OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6
FT THROUGHOUT BY WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4
TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 KT WITH AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITH AND BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT
TO 13 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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