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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W SW ACROSS WESTERN
CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE TONIGHT...AND
FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W MON MORNING. LOW PRES E OF FRONT NEAR
27N69W 1002 MB WITH TROUGH SE AND S TO HAITI WILL MOVE NE OF
AREA MON MORNING. BROAD LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN ACROSS
THE NW ATLC MON THROUGH TUE AND RESULT IN WESTERLY GALES BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT TUE AND WED. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO FAR N PORTION WED AND REACH
FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...AND TO E
OF AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 69W...
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT OVERNIGHT.
WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN LOW AND FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF LOW AND TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W BY MON
EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 25 FT IN LARGE NW
SWELL...HIGHEST IN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS. S OF 23N NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 15 KT AND NE 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FIR...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...DIFFUSE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE TO W CUBA AND
YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL RIDGE SW INTO
THE BASIN THROUGH TUE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
TO ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COASTS BY WED EVENING AND SINK S-SW
ACROSS E PORTIONS BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE SE GULF THU
NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW GULF FRI
EVENING AND REACH FROM MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI TO UPPER MEXICAN
COAST FRI EVENING.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AND NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. PATCHY FOG N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT S OF 26N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT OVER N PORTION BUILDING TO 2
TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS HAITI AND TO 15N73W FROM
A LOW E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AND REACH FROM EASTERN
HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 14N75W BY MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SE TO CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH WILL
MOVE E TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY TUE THEN
SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT REACHED FROM 18N55W TO 16N62W BY LATE
WED...FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W THU INTO FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE
SE U.S. WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI
ALLOWING FOR NE TRADES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 FRI...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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