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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 23 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...COLD FRONT MOVES FROM 31N72W TO N FLORIDA WILL MOVE
TO 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT 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 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN AND FROM 27N65W TO HAITI
MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN
210 NM OF FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
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 DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT
MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NOTHERN GULF FROM FROM NW
FLORIDA TO CORPOUS CHRISTI TX.WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE
TODAY. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
FRI AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO
SAT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY SUN THEN E OF
THE AREA SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WAKE OF FRONT MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE
GULF ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM E CUBA TO PANAMA LATE MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.

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