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FZNT25 KNHC 181536
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 27N69W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING 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. DEVELOPING LOW PRES JUST E OF THE
FRONT AND ACROSS THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS
FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND ACROSS NW PORTIONS TONIGHT THEN ACROSS
N PORTIONS SUN...AND DRAG A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH EASTWARD ACROSS
THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY GALES ARE POSSIBLE E OF
THIS TROUGH BEGINNING LATE SUN AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR
31N75W TO PALM BEACH SUN MORNING AND FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA BY
MON MORNING...WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH WED THEN GRADUALLY
BECOME MORE E TO W ALIGNED ACROSS SE PORTIONS. 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
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N E OF 70W SUN EVENING...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 76W OVERNIGHT. EXCEPT W
OF 77W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THEN NW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6
LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT
LATE E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N
W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT
LATE...EXCEPT NW 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT W OF 77W LATE. S OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION AHEAD OF
TROUGH SHIFT E TO 70W OVERNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N
E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35
KT N OF 26N BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW SUN EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N NW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS
BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 6 FT E 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 1011 MB LOW
PRES NEAR 27N87W THEN FRONT CONTINUING SW TO 24N95W TO
20N96.5W. FRONT WILL MOVE TO POSITION FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY AREA
TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING THEN SE OF THE BASIN 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON..SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO
NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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 15N79W WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE E THIS EVENING REACHING E CUBA TO 16N76W SUN MORNING IN
RESPONSE TO A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT. A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND SW N ATLC SUN WILL LINK WITH THE
CARIBBEAN TROUGH AND MOVES SE ACROSS HISPANIOLA SUN AFTERNOON
THROUGH MON REACHING THE MONA PASSAGE MON EVENING AND THEN
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND THESE
FEATURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SW N ATLC TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BY EVENING.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 80W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT THIS EVENING THEN NW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NE PORTIONS.
.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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