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FZNT25 KNHC 130916
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 13 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...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N75W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATER THIS MORNING THEN FROM NEAR 31N67W TO THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TUE.
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND AND AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
FRONT WED THROUGH THU WITH A RIDGE ALONG 26N THU THROUGH FRI.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST S OF 31N LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING N OF 24N W OF FRONT THROUGH TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30
KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 23 FT LATE...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 19 FT E OF BAHAMAS
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17
FT E OF 74W AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 74W TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT TUE
NIGHT...AND 7 TO 11 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW
WINDS 10 TO 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 N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N AND
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE.
N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15
KT LATE. 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...BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL E OF 72W. FROM 25N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 N S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND E GULF
WATERS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST TODAY
DIMINISHING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM W TO
E TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. HIGH PRES FORMS E OF
FLORIDA LATE WED AND THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N THU
AND FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER
THE W GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL FRI DISSIPATING BY LATE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 24N...
.TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE. S OF 24N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF
25N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N
LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N
THROUGHOUT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
NORTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE
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...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST SE OF THE
ISLE OF YOUTH CUBA TO NORTHERN BELIZE WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL PANAMA TONIGHT THEN WILL STALL
AND DEGENERATE INTO A SHEAR LINE AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR THE
MONA PASSAGE TO 15N75W TO EASTERN PANAMA TUE MORNING WHERE IT
WILL LINGER THROUGH WED. LARGE NW SWELL WILL BUILD QUICKLY
BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BECOMES
ESTABLISHED N OF THE CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI WITH FRESH TRADES
SETTING UP OVER THE CENTRAL THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT W OF 82W THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THU.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL SE PORTION.

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