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FZNT25 KNHC 122331
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT QUICKLY ENTERING NW PORTIONS OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE AND REACH FROM
31N77W TO PALM BEACH AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO
21N78W MON MORNING...FROM 31N66W TO NW COAST OF HAITI MON
EVENING...FROM 24N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TUE MORNING AND
MOVING SE OF THE AREA TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL SPREAD AS FAR S AS 25N...WITH SEAS BUILD TO 25 FT IN
NW SWELL BY MON EVENING. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TUE
AFTERNOON. 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 26N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT THROUGH
MON NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 23 FT IN NW
SWELL MON. E OF 70W VARIABLE MAINLY S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT N OF 24N. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING QUICKLY 6 TO 9 FT W OF
BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT THEN BUILDING FURTHER TO 7 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL MON...HIGHEST SE BAHAMA BANK...AND BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT E
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 30N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL N
OF 30N E OF 70W. FROM 26N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN FADING N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT RACING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO WILL 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 A COLD FRONT WHICH REACHES THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 24N W OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 10 TO 17 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT N OF
FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 23N W OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S 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 E PANAMA 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 FRESH

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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