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FZNT25 KNHC 200934
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 20 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO 25N67W TO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE THE FRONT WILL EXTEND 26N65W TO 19N68W
LATER THIS MORNING THEN MOVE E OF AREA THIS EVENING. W TO NW
WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR N
PORTION WED AND REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS
BY THU MORNING AND E OF AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W...
.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE
E THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N71W WILL MOVE
E TO AND DISSIPATE TUE. 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. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
22N58W TO 18N62W TUE AND E OF THE AREA WED.
HIGH PRES OVER THE
SE U.S. AND WESTERN ATLC WILL BUILD THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR NE
TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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