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FZNT25 KNHC 221512
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 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 BE FORCED S THROUGH TONIGHT AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS N OF 28N EARLY THU AND QUICKLY
PUSHES S TO 26N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT AND E OF
THE AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE
AREA FRI INTO SAT THEN E OF AREA LATE SAT AS A COASTAL LOW
DEVELOPS OVER FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO NORTHERN
CUBA NEAR 23N80W BY SUN EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN WITHIN 180 NM OF COLD FRONT N
OF 26N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT
TONIGHT. 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...WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR LOW PRES.
.SUN...WITHIN 180 NM OF COLD FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35
KT EXCEPT NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
REMAINDER AREA S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF
23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR LOW PRES.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG SW COAST WILL DISSIPATE AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NE GULF TONIGHT THEN E OF THE AREA LATE
THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
FRI LEAD BY A SURFACE LOW THAT WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS E
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN. THE FRONT WILL LIE
FROM CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SUN MORNING
AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 120 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT 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 N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY
AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...SHEAR AXIS FROM 16N62W TO 15N75W WITH STRONGER
WINDS TO THE N WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. LARGE NW TO N
SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY
THROUGH FRI AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE
CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH AND WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN
WILL MOVE W ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST BEFORE DISSIPATING
AS IT PASSES 70W THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND LIE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 80W N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 BECOMING W TO NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 82W S OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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