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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 21 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WED NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE FAR
N PORTION AND EXTENDS FROM 28N65W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE
THU THEN E OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA FRI INTO SAT THEN MOVES 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 70W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W 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

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 MOVE W WED NIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF WED AND WED NIGHT THEN E OF THE
ARE THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 25N E TO SE 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.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 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. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 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 S OF PUERTO RICO TO 12N70W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 22N57W TO
LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 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. LOW PRES NEAR 12N58W 1008 MB MOVING NW AT 10 KT
WILL MOVE TO 13N60W TONIGHT AND NEAR 14N62W WED. THE LOW MAY
POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF
82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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