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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 AT 27N65W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NW WATERS.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION
THROUGH SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL TRACK NE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...AND MOVE N OF
THE AREA SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH SE REACHING
FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO
CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN
EVENING...AND WEAKEN JUST SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE FAR N PORTION WED AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA LATE 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 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 BETWEEN 70W AND 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E
OF FRONT 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. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS
BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
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 TUE. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 25N90W AND INTO
SW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE
GULF TONIGHT REACHING FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO NEAR THE
NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA BY DAYBREAK SUN...AND TO SE OF THE
AREA LATER ON 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 IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST BY WED MORNING...THEN PUSH S ACROSS THE
GULF LATER ON WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG
N OF 26N W OF FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BECOMING N
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT N OF 26N SUN NIGHT.
.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...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE
OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
26N DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N
...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N MON NIGHT.
.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 EASTERN CUBA SSE TO 15N75W WILL MOVE
E THROUGH SUN WHILE IT MERGES WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH THAT
CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA.
THE TROUGH WILL 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 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 TO 15 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 77W.
.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
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.


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