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FZNT25 KNHC 082135
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 24N65W
TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL MEANDER TONIGHT AND THEN
BEGIN TO DRIFT W THU...AND BECOME REJUVENATED THU NIGHT INTO
FRI AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPING SE ACROSS THE REGION MERGES WITH
THIS OLD FRONT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE MERGED FRONTS
FRI INTO SAT AS IT MOVES SLOWLY E AND FINALLY DISSIPATES
ACROSS FAR SE PORTIONS SAT NIGHT. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS SUN EVENING AND RACE
EASTWARD...EXITING THE AREA EARLY TUE MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15
KT W OF 78W. E OF 74W SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 3 TO 6
FT W OF 78W. 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 IN MIXED NW AND NE 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 IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 WINDS
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 26N 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 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S
OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
S OF 26N 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.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 22 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED W AND SW SWELL. S OF 24N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 AND CONTINUING

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON
AFTERNOON BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 MON NIGHT.

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 ALONG THE PANAMA COAST 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 SAT AND FROM 22N62W
TO PANAMA SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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

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