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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON DEC 20 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 FROM 21N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY TUE EVENING
BEFORE EXITING THE AREA EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE FAR N PORTION WED AND WED NIGHT...AND EXTEND
FROM 24N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH BY LATE THU...AND EXIT THE
AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 74W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 77W NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT
AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO 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 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
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 AND SAT...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. WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SW
INTO THE NE GULF EARLY WED THEN SLIDE W WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE S ACROSS THE NE
PORTION EARLY THU...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF FRI AFTERNOON FOLLOWED
BY STRONG NW FLOW. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY SAT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA
LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 19 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4
FT. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING 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.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 THEN MOVE SE TO
VICINITY OF NORTHERN WINDWARDS TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING.
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 17N76W TO
17N86W WILL DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL
SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AND
PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A LOW
NEAR 12N55W 1008 MB MOVING WNW AT 13 KT WILL REACH TO NEAR
13N57W BY TUE MORNING...NEAR 13N59W BY LATE TUE NIGHT...AND
TO THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN EARLY WED NEAR 14N62W BY WED AFTERNOON.
THE LOW MAY POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 79W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N
E OF 81W 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF
79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 79W
5 TO 7 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF
79W NE 10 TO 15 KT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FAR NE PORTION. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT S OF 20N...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 3 TO 5 FT AND
1 TO 2 FT FAR NE PORTION.


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