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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 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 WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE
N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SE ACROSS THE AREA AND MERGE WITH THE
NORTHERN PORTION ON FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT ON FRI...THEN MOVE E OF AREA LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE SUN
EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD REACHING THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY
LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON...
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 73W.
.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 LATE SAT. 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 TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE
SUN. 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 TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 NEAR 24N87W 1014 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO
18N93W AND WARM FRONT SE TO 24N83W WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE
REACHING NEAR W CUBA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING.
THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE THROUGH SE WATERS THIS
MORNING...AND ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND
SE ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN
SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE
NW GULF COAST LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO SUN MORNING AND RACE SE OF AREA SUN
NIGHT. GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT OVER
THE N PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS
IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF ON SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW OF LOW AND FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT FROM 24N TO 26N...4 TO 7 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. SE OF LOW AND FRONTS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN NEAR LOW AND ALONG AND SE OF
FRONTS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 FT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING W TO NW
20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PORTION. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N
PORTION.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING
TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 15 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE MON.
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 SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 25N. AREAS OF RAIN S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
FAR NW PORTION.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE S MONA PASSAGE TO LOW
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN PANAMA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W
AND BECOMES ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 77W BY FRI...SHIFTS TO 80W
SAT AND ALONG 81W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND THU AND MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE
SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF
HONDURAS LATE MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84W BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5
TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.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...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20
KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY THEN 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10
FT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS DURING THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.


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