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FZNT25 KNHC 180907
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT DEC 18 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 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 27N68W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION OF THE
AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTION THROUGH SUN
NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
WATERS THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA SUN
MORNING AND 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. ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE FAR N PORTION WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 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...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N95 TO 20N96W
WILL MOVE TO AND ACROSS THE SE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY...E OF FRONT E TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. W 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 CENTRAL CUBA TO 15N78W WILL WILL MOVE
BEGIN TO MOVE E TONIGHT REACHING TO NEAR 75W 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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