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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 EXTENDS FROM 31N69W TO LOW NEAR 27N69W
1000 MB THEN CONTINUES TO 24N67W AND SW TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE OF AREA MON MORNING WHILE THE
FRONT REACHES FROM NEAR 26N65W TO 19N68W...THEN MOVES E OF
AREA MON EVENING. DEEPENING LOW PRES ALONG WITH A TROUGH N OF
THE AREA WILL INCREASE W TO NW WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TUE
THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE FAR N PORTION WED AND REACH
FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...AND E OF
AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 69W...
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE
OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W SE TO S 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW
20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION NW 30 TO 40 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT OVER
NE PORTION 16 TO 22 FT. N OF 26N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W DIMINISHING TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W EARLY NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL BETWEEN
FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 78W AND
80W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BY MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF LINE FROM 31N72W TO 26N65W NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N
E OF 75W WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT...THEN INCREASING TO W 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S
OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND CUBA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN
BAHAMAS AND CUBA 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT SHIFTING E OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 69W 30 TO 35 KT AND W OF 78W W TO NW
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION 13
TO 17 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 73W N
WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 78W 6
TO 9 FT AND W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT W
OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 26N65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS
SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
BAHAMAS W OF 77W SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 3 TO 5
FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT OVER FAR SW PORTION 2 TO 4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION WILL
SHIFT E THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN A NEW HIGH CENTER BECOMES
ESTABLISHED OVER THE EASTERN WATERS WED AND SLIDES W TO THE NW
GULF THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT SWEEPS S OVER THE EASTERN AND
MIDDLE PORTIONS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER
THE NW GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NW FLOW.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N... AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 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...S OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND SE 10 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO
10 KT...AND SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W TO NW 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 FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC S TO 15N71W WILL
MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE TO CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE TO THE VICINITY OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS BY EARLY TUE THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES FROM
18N55W TO 16N62W BY LATE WED...FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W THU INTO
FRI. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF THE TROPICAL
N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI WITH SOME AFFECTING THE FAR NE
CARIBBEAN. 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 N OF 18N W OF 82W
INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
N OF 18N W OF 82W 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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