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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 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 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 27N66W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT S A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES E OF THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL TONIGHT AND ACROSS
THE NW PORTION OVERNIGHT INTO SUN MORNING AND TO N OF THE AREA
SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL PUSH 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. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING NW TO N 20
KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF 77W. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 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...EXCEPT E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. 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 NIGHT.
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 THROUGH 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...EXCEPT E OF 73W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT 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 7 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 AND THU...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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 THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 25N91W
TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N96W IS MOVING SE NEAR 15 KT. A
1010 MB LOW PRES IS NEAR 26N84W E OF THE FRONT...WITH PRE
FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE
LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN
ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD TO ACROSS THE NW ATLC SUN AND SUN
NIGHT. IT WILL DRAG AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WHILE THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM NEAR
SARASOTA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE SE
OF THE AREA BY MON 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 TO THE N GULF
COAST BY WED MORNING AND SLIDE S ACROSS THE NE GULF LATE WED
AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG N OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N
LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT OR LESS N OF 27N BY EVENING. SEAS 3 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.
.THU...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA SE TO 19N67W AND S TO
15N76W WILL MOVE E THROUGH SUN WHILE MERGING WITH A PRE FRONTAL
TROUGH ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND SW N ATLC SUN AND REACH
HISPANIOLA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND THE VICINITY OF THE MONA
PASSAGE EARLY MON....THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC LATER ON MON THROUGH TUE AND TO JUST E OF THOSE WATERS BY
LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE
TROUGH.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...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 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU...AND 2
TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.


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