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FZNT25 KNHC 160844
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 16 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 EXTEND ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH SAT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE NW PORTION TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT AS SEVERAL WEAK FRONTS SKIRT ALONG 31N. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT WITH LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG IT OVER THE GULFSTREAM. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING THEN FROM NEAR
30N65W TO HAITI MON MORNING PUSHING E OF THE AREA LATE MON.
SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 28N E OF THE
FRONT SUN. LARGE NW SWELL WILL ENTER THE NE WATERS BEHIND THE
FRONT LATE SUN AND MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF 75W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF
25N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT...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 OF 28N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 28N
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 THROUGHOUT. 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 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
28N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...AND BECOMING NW TO
N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF
25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION
LATE. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE
MORNING. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 28N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT E OF 73W AND SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 73W LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
PUSHING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES
WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN THE N CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT
MOVING IN TANDEM WITH THE FRONT WHICH WILL EXTEND FROM THE BIG
BEND OF FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT MORNING PUSHING E
OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE FAR
NE GULF BY LATE MON ALLOWING FOR RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET
UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N
LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM NEAR GUADELOUPE TO
NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF
THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SAT RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH
TRADES FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
CARIBBEAN SAT REACHING FROM NEAR CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL
PANAMA SUN MORNING THEN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO
NORTHERN COLOMBIA MON MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DEGENERATE INTO A SHEAR AXIS BY LATE MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 78W THROUGHOUT.
.SAT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 2 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT LEE OF CUBA.

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