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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 10 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 COASTAL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE GULF STREAM
TODAY THROUGH SAT. A FRONTAL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 26N65W WILL SLOWLY PUSH NE AND E TODAY
THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING WITH
STRONG SW FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN EVENING THEN FROM NEAR
31N69W TO HAITI MON MORNING PUSHING SE OF THE WATERS TUE.
SEVERAL REINFORCING TROUGHS WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE N PORTION
BEHIND THE MAIN FRONT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED N OF 27N
BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...AND EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR COASTAL TROUGH.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N SE OF
FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGHS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF COASTAL TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR AND W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COASTAL TROUGH.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS EARLY. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 14 TO 23
FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 14 FT W OF 72W LATE. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FAR SE PORTION EARLY.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
TODAY THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
SAT EVENING REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TEXAS MEXICO
BORDER SAT NIGHT THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 22N97W
SUN MORNING THEN FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA SUN EVENING AND FINALLY SE OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING
LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N.
RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3
FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2
FT TONIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 26N IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 20
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N LATE.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE
NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 1011 MB LOW PRES OVER EASTERN PANAMA
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON MORNING THEN FROM NEAR HAITI
TO CENTRAL PANAMA MON EVENING AND THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE
TO NW COLOMBIA TUE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVE BEHIND THE
FRONT. MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN THE E CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL BECOME MODERATE TO FRESH TONIGHT THROUGH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH TODAY.
.SUN...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW
TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. SE
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL

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