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FZNT25 KNHC 130359
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 ISOLATED 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 HAS RACED ACROSS THE GULF AND
EXTENDED FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO ALONG THE FAR W COAST OF
CUBA...ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND INTO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT E
OF 90W THROUGH LATE MON MORNING...AND STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE
WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO
E 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 COLD FRONT...WHICH
WILL DRAG ALONG THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 24N W OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 17 FT. S OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE
MORNING. 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 NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 23N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS
BUILDING 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 HAD REACHED THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA
TO GULF OF HONDURAS MON MORNING...REACH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS MON EVENING...REACH FROM CENTRAL
HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA TUE MORNING...THEN STALL FROM W PUERTO
RICO TO E PANAMA TUE EVENING THROUGH WED. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH WED AND THU. LARGE NW SWELL WILL BUILD
QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE SW N ATLC LATE WED THROUGH THU TO BRING A
RETURN TO MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT TO 15 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.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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