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FZNT25 KNHC 220303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 27N65W THROUGH THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS THU NIGHT...21N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS 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. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 66W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 66W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 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 AND THU NIGHT...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
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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
MEXICO SAT...THEN MOVING EAST OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N55W TO 17N61W WILL
MOVE E OF 55W OVERNIGHT. 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 WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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