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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 22N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC NEAR 19N70W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT AS
HIGH PRES RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI. SW
WINDS INCREASE N OF THE BAHAMAS SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S COAST LATE AS LOW PRES TRACKS
NE ALONG THE S CAROLINA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N72W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF
78W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W...
AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N W OF 75W...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N W OF 75W...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N
OF 26N E OF 75W. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT
AND 79W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH N FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF CONTINUES TO
DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SHIFTS
E TOWARD FLORIDA BY LATE WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
INCREASE PRIMARILY OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED INTO FRI BETWEEN
AS LOW PRES DIGS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
FRI...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF BY EARLY
SAT...THEN EXIT THE GULF BY EARLY SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. N
OF 26N SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
25N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF
25N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 88W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT. N OF 26N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SW AND S TO NW COLOMBIA WILL REACH FROM
THE ANEGADA PASSAGE TO JUST S OF HISPANIOLA AND TO NORTHERN
COLOMBIA WED MORNING...BEFORE DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILDS N OF THE CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR
MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN
...DIMINISHING SAT AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC OVERNIGHT...REACH FROM 22N59W TO
THE ANEGADA PASSAGE BY EARLY WED...THEN PUSH E OF THE AREA THU
FOLLOWED BY LARGE NW SWELLS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO SW CARIBBEAN SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 18N E OF 78W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.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.
.SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.


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