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FZNT25 KNHC 110917
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT DEC 11 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
AND BAHAMAS ARCHING NE TO 1014 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N72W. A
FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 26N65W THROUGH 1012 MB LOW PRES
NEAR 24N66W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA
BY TONIGHT. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW
WATERS SUN MORNING WITH STRONG SW FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN
EVENING THEN FROM NEAR 31N73W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING...AND
THEN FROM NEAR 31N68W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON EVENING
PUSHING E OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. EXPECT GALE CONDITIONS OVER
THE NORTHERN WATERS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES OVER THE
CAROLINAS RIDGES SE ACROSS THE WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SUN AFTERNOON
THROUGH MON...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF FRONT SUN NIGHT
THROUGH TUE...
.TODAY...NE OF COASTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL. SW AND W OF COASTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
REMAINDER OF AREA SE OF COASTAL TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGHS. PATCHY FOG
OVER THE GULF STREAM.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 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 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM E
OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL LATE SUN
NIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 14 TO 25 FT LATE MON. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO
10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT IN NW
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 75W AND 11 TO 18 FT E OF
75W LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO
N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF 72W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF SW TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IN THE
NW GULF WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH SE
OFF TEXAS THIS EVENING REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE
TEXAS MEXICO BORDER TONIGHT THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY
FLORIDA TO 21N97W SUN MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE GULF SUN
NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING
LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N.
RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD
OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY BECOMING N
20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11
FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF 26N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM HAITI TO 1009 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 09N78W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN EVENING
STRETCHING FROM EASTERN CUBA ACROSS JAMAICA TO WESTERN PANAMA
SUN NIGHT THEN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO EASTERN PANAMA
MON EVENING...REACHING FROM PUERTO RICO TO NW COLOMBIA TUE
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES ARE EXPECTED IN THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. LARGE NW SWELL WILL ENTER THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT E OF 81W TODAY. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
TONIGHT ...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6
FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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