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FZNT25 KNHC 091530
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 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 WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 27N69W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT
MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI NIGHT.
LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT FRI...THEN MOVES E OF AREA
SAT. AN ARCTIC 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. 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. .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. 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. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT E OF
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT. 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 E TO SE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 75W. S OF
26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...LOW NEAR 23N84W 1015 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO
18N94W WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING.
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 WINDS ARE EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE N PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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. .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 S TO SW WINDS 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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 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 SW FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO A
1009 MB LOW NEAR 10N77W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W TO AROUND 75W. A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DISSIPATE
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY FRI. AN ARCTIC FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE N COAST OF HONDURAS LATE MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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...AND 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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