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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 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...HIGH PRES OF 1019 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N71W WILL MOVE
TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION THROUGH SAT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL MOVES OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL SUN MORNING WITH A PREFRONTAL TROUGH FORMING FROM
31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SUN. BY MON MORNING
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WITH THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO NEAR THE MONA
PASSAGE...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 25W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
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 W OF 72W 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 73W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 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 FRI NIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AHEAD OF
PREFRONTAL TROUGH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 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 AND TUE...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 S TO SW WIND FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA WILL DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY SE
AND REACH FROM PENSACOLA BAY TO 28N94W TO BROWNSVILLE TX FRI
MORNING...FROM APALACHICOLA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT
MORNING...AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM THE FLORIDA BID BEND REGION
SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE
AREA. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH EASTERN TEXAS TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY FRI...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 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.
..SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT W WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT
LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 26N LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. NW 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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N
OF 27N BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N VARIABLE
MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W SW TO
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...THEN CONTINUES AS A FRONTAL TROUGH TO
15N68W AND TO 16N76W. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E WHILE
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH
SHIFTS W BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT. A TROUGH ALONG 76W S OF 15N WILL MOVE
SLOWLY WNW THROUGH SAT...THEN MOVE E TO ALONG 75W SUN MORNING
...TO NEAR 70W BY MON MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W.
.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 S OF 18N E OF 78W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 5 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL. 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 N OF
20N 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 4 TO
6 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.


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