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FZNT25 KNHC 201533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 EXTENDED FROM 25N65W TO N COAST OF
HISPANIOLA THEN SW THROUGH THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND REACH FROM MONA PASSAGE NE
INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THIS EVENING AND EXIT THE AREA EARLY
TONIGHT. A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 23N65W S-SW TO NEAR NW COAST
OF PUERTO RICO LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE E AND EXIT THE AREA
BY AFTERNOON...WITH ACTIVE WEATHER TO CONTINUE ALONG AND E OF
THE TROUGH. NW GALES WILL SPREAD SE INTO NE PORTIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND FRONT ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY TUE AND SHIFT SLOWLY
SW INTO THE E CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH WED. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL SINK INTO THE FAR N PORTION WED EVENING AND REACH
FROM EXTREME NW BAHAMAS TO 24N65W BY THU EVENING THEN MOVE S
AND EXTEND FROM NEAR MIAMI TO 20N65W BY FRI EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 74W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN TROUGH AND COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N NW OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT. FROM 25N TO
28N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NW SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT...AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 73W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 13 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 77W
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT IN NW
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 74W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT LEE 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT S-SW INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN SLIDE W
WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL SINK SW ACROSS THE NE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THU AND REACH
FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO SW FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF FRI AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW FLOW.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 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 MONA PASSAGE TO 12N70W WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF AN ATLC COLD FRONT...AND REACH
FROM THE N LEEWARDS TO 15N66W THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE SE
THROUGH TO THE N WINDWARDS TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A
WEAK COLD FRONT FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 18N87W WILL MOVE S TO
SE THROUGH TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL
SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AND
BLEED THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES
WILL MOVE INTO THE E GULF OF MEXICO BY WED AND REINVIGORATE NE
TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE BASIN...AND ALSO THE OLD FRONTAL
REMNANTS LINGERING ACROSS WINDWARDS AND S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO WINDS 10 TO 15
KT....LOCALLY 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT.
.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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