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FZNT25 KNHC 120332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 MOVING SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING WILL RACE SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR
APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 22N98W SUN MORNING...REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA KEYS TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING AND EXIT THE
GULF TO THE SE BY BY MIDNIGHT SUN NIGHT. NEAR GALE TO GALE
FORCE NW TO N WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT THEN
DIMINISH W TO E SUN EVENING THROUGH MON EVENING. 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
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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
FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N
OF 25N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N OF
25N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N
OF 25N EARLY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AREA WIDE BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 26N.
.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 TROUGH EXTENDING FROM PANAMA ALONG 79N TO 15N19W
TO SW HAITI WILL DRIFT W AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN
EVENING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS MON
MORNING...REACH FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA TUE
MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO STALL FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO CENTRAL
PANAMA WED MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE
CARIBBEAN AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU WHILE DRIFTING SE AND
DISSIPATING ACROSS PUERTO RICO. STRONG N WINDS WILL SPREAD S
ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT. MODERATE TRADES IN THE
E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL WEAKEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT
MON NIGHT AND 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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