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FZNT25 KNHC 112132
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 26N62W TO THE E COAST OF DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING WITH STRONG SW FLOW
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO
CENTRAL CUBA MON NIGHT FROM NEAR 31N73W TO EASTERN CUBA
TUE...AND PUSHING E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. EXPECT GALE
CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND
THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE THROUGH THU 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...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE...EXCEPT W
OF 79W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
26N E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 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 SE OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 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.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE 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 AND THU...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 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 WED. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN
NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.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 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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. SEAS 10 TO 17
FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
14 FT. .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 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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 PANAMA ALONG 78W 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 PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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