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FZNT25 KNHC 080333
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL DRIFT SE OVERNIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AND MEANDER THROUGH
LATE THU. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH N PORTIONS
OF THE AREA THU AND MERGES WITH THIS OLD FRONT FRI
AFTERNOON...WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE
BOUNDARY E OF 70W. THIS NEW MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY
SE AND EXIT THE AREA TO THE SE SUN. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W WED...AND TO 10
TO 15 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY WED AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU THEN BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY
THU EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF COLD
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU
NIGHT...SEAS 3 FT OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT
THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF MERGED FRONTS TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. BECOMING
NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE
SWELL...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
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 MEANDER JUST OFFSHORE OF THE
COASTS FROM SE TEXAS TO THE FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT.
DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS N TEXAS TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT AND DEEPEN ALONG THE FRONTAL
TROUGH NEAR 28N95W BY WED MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE
TO N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU MORNING AND DRAG A NEW COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE N AND W GULF. THE FRONT AND LOW WILL EXIT THE
BASIN TO THE SE THU NIGHT AS A RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE
AREA... WITH WINDS VEERING QUICKLY TO S ON FRI. THE SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD
FRONT. THIS NEXT STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL BLAST ACROSS THE NW
GULF SAT NIGHT AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
SUN MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT.

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
EXCEPT TO 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF LOW AND DEVELOPING COLD FRONT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF LOW S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TO W WED EVENING THEN SHIFTING N 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 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT WED EVENING BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 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 ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 10N78W NE
TO NEAR 17N68W WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN
WHILE ROTATING WESTWARD AND BECOME MORE N TO S
ALIGNED...REACHING ALONG 76W FRI AND ALONG 78W SAT. A
WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND
THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MEANDER
THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MERGING WITH A NEW AND REINFORCING
FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION FRI...THEN MOVE SE TO THE N
COAST OF HISPANIOLA SAT...THEN GRADUALLY BECOME ALIGNED W TO E

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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