000 FZNT25 KNHC 230249 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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 SHIFT S AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS N OF 28N EARLY THU AND QUICKLY PUSHES TO 27N65W 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 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN EVENING AND FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON NIGHT. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON WITHIN 210 NM OF COLD FRONT N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...WITHIN 210 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 SUN AND 12 TO 18 FT MON. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT MON. 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. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO 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 EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY SUN MORNING AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN ITS WAKE ON MON. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND LIE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM EAST CUBA TO PANAMA LATE NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$