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FZNT25 KNHC 150835
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 15 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 RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH FRI THEN
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS FROM OFF S
CAROLINA SW TO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT LIFTING NE ALONG THE FRONT WHILE INTENSIFYING
AS IT PULLS NE OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE SAT REACHING QUICKLY FROM 31N77W
TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO
EASTERN CUBA SUN AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME S TO SW AND WILL
INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT POSSIBLY REACHING GALE
FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT AND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT LATE SAT AND
SUN...
.TODAY...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...8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W AND
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT ...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT...AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF 75W THROUGHOUT. N OF
28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT S OF 25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PORTION THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM
25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
29N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE
EVENING... THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N LATE. N OF 25N
E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE EVENING ...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WEST OF 73W LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGING ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY
THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING AND
EXPANDING FROM THE W GULF TO THE CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF FRI NIGHT THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF THE AREA BY
EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PORTION LATE FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND
3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. 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...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM JUST S OF PUERTO RICO
SW TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
TONIGHT DISSIPATING EARLY THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL THU THROUGH SAT. A
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT REACHING
FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN PANAMA SUN
AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT IN THE NW PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THU. LARGE NW SWELL
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DECAY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU AND THU NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE
OF CUBA THROUGHOUT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF
78W.
.SAT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W.

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