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FZNT25 KNHC 081518
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED DEC 08 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL MEANDER THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E
ABSORBING THIS TROUGH FRI WITH THE MERGED FRONT E OF AREA LATE
SAT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF 70W SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 14 FT E OF 77W. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT SUN
NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW
25 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE
MOVING SE REACHING NEAR W CUBA EARLY THU BEFORE DISSIPATING.
THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS BY
EARLY THU AS A RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL VEER
QUICKLY TO S ON FRI AND INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE
OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF SAT EVENING. THIS
SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
SUN MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT WITH A RIDGE
REBUILDING OVER THE NW GULF BY SUNRISE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NW OF LOW AND FRONTS N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
TONIGHT. SE OF LOW AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONTS.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT FROM THE N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO 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...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12
FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT FROM THE N ON 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 E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND S TO SW SAT NIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT FAR NW PART.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO LOW
PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR PANAMA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND BECOME
ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 75W THU...77W FRI...77W SAT AND ALONG 78W
SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE REGION FRI REACHING
FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA AND FROM 22N62W TO PANAMA SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT BY 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. 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 EARLY AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN
NIGHT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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