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FZNT25 KNHC 100333
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 27N65W TO THE
E TIP OF CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT
MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI
NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N70W
FRI...THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NW PORTION LATE SUN EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD AND EXIT E

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN THROUGH TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N
OF 26N. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING S
TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN W 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN W
SWELL LATE. N OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL MON
BUILDING TO 12 TO 23 FT TUE...HIGHEST N...EXCEPT SEAS 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...RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN
GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS AN ARCTIC
FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE NW GULF COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO
SUN MORNING AND RACE SE OF AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED SE OF THE FRONT IN THE N PORTION OF THE
EASTERN GULF WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH
YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PORTION. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15
TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL DIMINISHING
TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN...
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SW COAST OF HAITI TO A 1009
MB LOW NEAR 10N77W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W AND BECOME N TO S
ALIGNED ALONG 77W FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE
NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE FROM E CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS
LATE FRI. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
EARLY MON AND REACH FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 18N E OF 82W WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11
FT EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 83W
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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