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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST FRI DEC 17 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 1021 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 27N67W WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PORTION. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER
W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT 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 AREA SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH FROM 31N77W TO S
FLORIDA SUN MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO HAITI BY MON MORNING..AND
E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN
THE WAKE OF FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 E 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...EXCEPT W
OF 73W BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 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.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. ELSEWHERE N AND E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY SW TO 27N90W...THEN
STATIONARY TO NEAR TAMPICO WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE TONIGHT...AND
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO TUXPAN MEXICO SAT
EVENING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE S GULF FROM NEAR
NAPLES TO JUST S OF TUXPAN 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 THEN SINK SLOWLY S ACROSS THE N GULF WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 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.
.WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 7 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. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING SHEAR LINE FROM NEAR GUADELOUPE SW TO
15N67W TO 17N75W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH BY SAT NIGHT.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF
THE SHEAR LINE THROUGH SUN. 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...THEN DROP
S TO ALONG 18N ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF
HONDURAS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT GULF
OF HONDURAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...EXCEPT E OF 79W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF
79W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 79W. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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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