000 FZNT25 KNHC 121533 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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...S TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE NW PORTION. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL BY MON NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TUE. FRONT WILL BE FROM 31N76W TO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON... FROM 31N68W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON NIGHT...AND E OF THE AREA TUE. RIDGING BUILDS SE LATE TUE AND HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WED AND 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... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. 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 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 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 13 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL 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 TO N 15 TO 25 KT 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. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .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. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 KT. 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 WILL REACH FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING THEN PUSH SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT E OF 90W WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH MON AND MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. RIDGING RETURNS TUE THROUGH THU WITH S TO SW RETURN FLOW SETTING UP IN THE W GULF WED AND THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 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 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT...AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. 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. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS TONIGHT...FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA MON...FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO PANAMA MON NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM PUERTO RICO TO NW COLOMBIA TUE. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH WED AND THU. SEAS WILL BUILD FROM LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$