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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUE. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE FAR N PORTION...AND REACHES FROM
24N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH BY LATE THU...THEN EXITS THE
AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
FRI INTO SAT...THEN SHIFT TO E OF AREA LATE SAT AS A STRONGER
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS.

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 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT WED NIGHT. N
OF 26N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 74W...AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN
74W AND 78W AND TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SAT AND BECOMING S TO
SW SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 10 FT SAT. 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 AND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SAT...SHIFTING TO W TO
NW FAR NW PORTION LATE SAT BEHIND FRONT. 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...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT OVER NW PORTION DURING
SAT.


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...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 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
...AND TO THE VICINITY OF NORTHERN WINDWARDS TUE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM JUST E OF
PUERTO RICO TO 12N71W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH EARLY TUE EVENING BEFORE EXITING THE AREA EARLY
WED. LARGE NW TO N 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 12N56W 1009 MB MOVING NW AT 10
KT WILL REACH TO NEAR 13N57W BY TUE MORNING...NEAR 13N59W BY
TUE NIGHT ...AND TO NEAR 14N61W BY EARLY WED EVENING. THE LOW
MAY POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE ON TUE. 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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