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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PULL FURTHER AWAY INTO WED MORNING. A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL
BUILD ALONG 27N THROUGH FRI...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS
A COLD FRONT
STALLS FROM OFF THE S CAROLINA SW TO NE GULF OF MEXICO. LOW
PRES WILL THEN DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND NE ALONG THE TO THE
S CAROLINA COAST AND INTENSIFY. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE SAT...THEN QUICKLY REACH FROM
31N72W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN. WINDS WILL BECOME S TO SW AND
INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO
REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN.

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 NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W NW
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
S OF 22N E OF 75W.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.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 W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 9 TO 13 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 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
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
26N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.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 AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO 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. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST S OF PUERTO
RICO SW TO NEAR NW COLOMBIA WILL REACH FROM THE ANEGADA PASSAGE
TO JUST S OF HISPANIOLA AND TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WED MORNING...
AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. 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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
S OF 19N E OF 85W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 82W BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 78W THU...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE.
.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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