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FZNT25 KNHC 170922
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 17 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...HIGH PRES OF 1021 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N767W 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 MOVE 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. BY MON MORNING THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITH A POSSIBLE
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 W OF BAHAMAS 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 SAT
NIGHT...AND 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 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 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 7 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...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL EXTEND 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
.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...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.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 18N55W TO 15N74W WILL SLOWLY
MOVE 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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