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FZNT25 KNHC 171535
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A 1021 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 26N67W WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW
PORTIONS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTIONS
NE AND E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS EARLY SUN AND MOVE E AND EXIT THE WATERS SUN NIGHT.
THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH
FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING...REACH FROM 31N65W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING...THEN FROM 20N65W TO THE
NW CARIBBEAN TUE MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N.
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 30N.
.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 EXTENDING FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
JUST OFF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO 28N92W THEN CONTINUES
AS A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT TO THE MEXICAN COAST ALONG 25N. THE
FRONT WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS EVENING
BEFORE BEGINNING TO MOVE SE...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND REGION TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE
ACROSS THE S GULF FROM NEAR NAPLES TO JUST S OF TAMPICO SUN
MORNING. 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 REACH SE TEXAS TUE EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING
TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. NW 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT.
.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...OLD FRONTAL ZONE IN THE FORM OF A SHEAR LINE
EXTENDS FROM NEAR 18N55W TO 14N66W TO 16N77W THIS MORNING. THE
E PORTION WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WHILE THE PORTION ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN DRIFTS W AND NW AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATES BY SAT EVENING...WITH ACTIVE WEATHER
CONTINUING ON THE W END SURROUNDING JAMAICA. A BROAD TROUGH
ALONG 77W S OF 16N WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WNW THROUGH SAT...THEN
MOVE E TO ALONG 76W SUN MORNING AS IT BECOMES LINKED WITH A
PRE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING E ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SUN NIGHT AND SINK S TO ALONG 18N ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING E GULF OF HONDURAS THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS E OF 79W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF
80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.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 SEAS
4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.

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