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FZNT25 KNHC 120907
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 12 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 SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 25N70W TO THE
NW BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT IN THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N79W
TO SE FLORIDA THIS EVENING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ARRIVING
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AND SEAS BUILDING TO
UP TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. THE FRONT SHIFTS E EXTENDING FROM
NEAR 31N72W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON MORNING THEN FROM NEAR
31N68W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE
AREA TUE. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TUE. RIDGING BUILDS
IN FROM THE NW LATE TUE WITH NEW HIGH PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE
N CENTRAL WATERS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT THROUGH MON
NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...
.TODAY...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 W OF
73W AND 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 5 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
20 FT IN NW SWELL LATE TONIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 13 TO 23 FT
MON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS MON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 75W AND 10 TO 17 FT E OF 75W LATE
TUE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT TUE...THEN BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE TUE...AND 7 TO 12 FT W
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT E OF 70W UNTIL LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 74W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 72W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR 23N98W WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON PUSHING SE OF THE GULF
THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT E OF
90W WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE
FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AND MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. RIDGING RETURNS TUE THROUGH THU WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP IN THE W GULF WED AND THU
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
17 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W 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...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 11 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 EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 26N AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25
TO 35 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN
NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM SW HAITI TO CENTRAL
PANAMA WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING REACHING FROM NEAR CENTRAL
CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THEN FROM NEAR THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM
THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO EASTERN PANAMA MON NIGHT.
THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR PUERTO
RICO TO NW COLOMBIA TUE AFTERNOON WHILE THE NORTHERN EXTENT
CONTINUES E. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
DIMINISH WED AND THU. MODERATE TRADES WILL EXIST IN THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WITH LARGE NW SWELL ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT
IN THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE TUE THROUGH LATE WED. EXPECT

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT
EXCEPT TO 13 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL W OF
80W AND 6 TO 10 FT E OF 80W...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WEST OF 80W
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 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 EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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