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FZNT25 KNHC 211610
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS N OF 29N BY
SUNRISE THU AND EXTENDS FROM 23N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TO 26N80W FRI MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS BY SAT.
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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 30 TO
40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 15 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 27N 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
27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. N OF FRONT W OF 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 77W
BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 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 EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING
PASSAGES. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N FACING
PASSAGES.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT EXCEPT S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF

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 NIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA
THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE TO E THU. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT FROM 22N55W TO 16N67W
WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN LATER TODAY WHILE THE
REMAINDER MOVES E OF 55W 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 PASSING S OF BARBADOS WITH A TROUGH FROM 15N56W THROUGH
THE LOW TO 09N61W WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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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