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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST WED DEC 15 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 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 FROM 31N77W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO EASTERN
CUBA SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY
LATE MON. 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 SUN BEFORE
DIMINISHING MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT LATE SAT AND
SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W
OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU
NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 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
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...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 W OF
72W 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 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 FRI NIGHT.
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...EXCEPT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO S TO SW 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...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT....BUILDING TO
9 TO 14 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 ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW GULF
WILL SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRES OVER FLORIDA SHIFTS E...AND LOW PRES DIGS INTO THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THU AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF EARLY FRI. LOW
PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT LATE FRI OVER THE NE
GULF...THEN SHIFT NE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM
THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SAT
MORNING...AND SE OF THE AREA ON SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM JUST S
OF PUERTO RICO SW TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH 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 HONDURAS BY EARLY MON.
A STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL DECAY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT 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 IN LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF
78W 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 80W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 79W AND 83W NE 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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