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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 27N66W 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 W OF 77W
S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 30N E OF 74W
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. FROM 25N TO
27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 30N. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITIES
BELOW 5 NM DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT OVER FAR NW PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING VARIABLE LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND
NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF 77W AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
74W. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15
KT...S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON ...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS OVER W PORTION AHEAD OF FRONT...AND AREAS OF
RAIN EARLY SAT. .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 INCREASING
TO 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...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY SW TO 28N88W...THEN
STATIONARY TO 28N93W AND SW TO NEAR TAMPICO WILL BE LOCATED
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO TUXPAN MEXICO BY EARLY SAT
NIGHT...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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST LATE...AND REACH THE EASTERN 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF FOG AND
RAIN WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM W OF 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 TO 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 TO 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 AMD ISOLATED ALONG E 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 SUN NIGHT.
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 TROUGH FROM 22N81W TO 15N78W WILL WILL DRIFT WNW
THROUGH SAT...THEN MOVE BEGIN TO MOVE E SAT NIGHT REACHING TO
NEAR 76W SUN MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT
THE MOVES SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS AS
IT REACHES THE NE CARIBBEAN MON MORNING AND CONTINUES EASTWARD
INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR
20N55W TO ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES LATE 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 WINDS 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 N OF 19N 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
SAT NIGHT. 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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