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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 THROUGH TONIGHT. A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N64W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING WITH STRONG SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA
SUN NIGHT FROM NEAR 31N73W TO EASTERN CUBA MON...AND PUSHING E
OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. EXPECT GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS

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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE OF COASTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SW 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IN THE NW GULF WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE TEXAS
COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY
FLORIDA TO 21N97W SUN MORNING AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF SUN
NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH LATE SUN
NIGHT AND MON. RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
S 10 TO 15 KT. 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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 6 FT. S OF
25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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 LINE EXTENDING FROM HAITI TO 1010 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 09N77W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND
EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS MON AND FROM PUERTO RICO
TO NW COLOMBIA TUE...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH
WED. STRONG N WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. MODERATE TO
FRESH TRADES IN THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. LARGE NW SWELL WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 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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