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FZNT25 KNHC 140844
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 14 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 COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
WILL PUSH E OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING BY THEN.
RIDGING BUILDS IN TONIGHT THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES DEVELOPS JUST
E OF THE BAHAMAS THU WITH A RIDGE ALONG 26N THU THROUGH SAT
ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP AND INCREASE OVER
THE NW WATERS. A COLD FRONT SKIRTS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION
LATE THU AND FRI WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING SE OFF
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT W OF 70W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 75W IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF THE
BAHAMAS... HIGHEST ALONG 27N...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON... AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
10 TO 18 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 76W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
24N AND BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
WED NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT
THROUGHOUT LATE. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N
AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 9 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W.
FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 N S OF 21N... BECOMING E TO SE THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...AND
SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15
TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE E GULF WILL DIMINISH TODAY
AS HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD IN FROM THE NW. A RIDGE WILL
EXTEND ALONG 26N TONIGHT THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL WITH A
STRONGER FRONT OVERTAKING IT FRI. THE STRONGER FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF LATE FRI THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT... AND 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT WED NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N THROUGHOUT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT NORTH
OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM HAITI TO
EASTERN PANAMA WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO NW
COLOMBIA THIS AFTERNOON THEN FROM THE ANEGADA PASSAGE TO JUST S
OF HISPANIOLA TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WED MORNING DISSIPATING WED
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI
ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E
CARIBBEAN. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E SAT WITH WINDS DIMINISHING. A
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TODAY WITH
LARGE NW SWELL ARRIVING BEHIND IT...PUSHING E OF THE AREA THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION TODAY.
.WED THROUGH 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...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE
PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SE PORTION.
.SAT...W OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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