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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED DEC 08 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL STALL AND LINGER THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP THROUGH N PORTIONS OF THE AREA THU AND MERGE WITH THIS
OLD FRONT FRI AFTERNOON...WITH POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING
ALONG THE BOUNDARY E OF 70W. THIS NEW MERGED FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE SLOWLY SE AND EXIT THE AREA SUN. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 74W 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING AND W OF 78W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 74W SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2
TO 4 FT. 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU
AFTERNOON... EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 74W BECOMING NE TO E AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 K. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 72W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT THU NIGHT N OF 28N W OF 74W. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO
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...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT LATE. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
14 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL LINGER
THROUGH THIS MORNING AS LOW PRES OVER NE TEXAS MOVES OFFSHORE
THE COAST DURING HE 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 MOVE INTO 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
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF LOW AND DEVELOPING COLD FRONT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED
AFTERNOON AND WED NIGHT. 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 TO N AND INCREASING TO 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
S OF 24N 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT TONIGHT...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI. 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 IN
THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FAR NW PART INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NW PART.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND
FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO SW TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR
10N78W WILL SLOWLY MOVE W WHILE BECOMING ORIENTED N TO S AS IT
REACHES TO ALONG 78W SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE
REGION FRI...THEN MOVE SE TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA SAT...
THEN EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF
82W NE 5 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W
4 TO 6 FT...AND N OF 19N 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS INCREASING TO 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...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N W OF 81W NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N W OF 81W AND TO 9 FT
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. E OF 81W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.


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