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FZNT25 KNHC 231510
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 FROM 31N65W TO SEBASTIAN INLET WILL MOVE
TO 23N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING AND E OF THE AREA FRI
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT AS A
COASTAL FRONT DEVELOPS OVER NW WATERS AND LOW PRES MOVES ALONG
IT OVERNIGHT SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N79W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N66W TO
EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING.

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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N E OF BAHAMAS W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 25N NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 27N SW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT DECREASING 20 TO 30
KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND
12 TO 20 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. 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 2 TO 4 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...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 27N90W WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE FRONT
FROM 27N90W TO PORT LAVACA TEXAS DISSIPATES. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS E ALONG THE
GULF COASTAL PLAIN. 1008 MB LOW PRES WILL LIE NEAR 29N87W WITH
A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING NE INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW THROUGH 24N90W TO 18N96W SAT EVENING
BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVES E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT
SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
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 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E
OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT BY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 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 8 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 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 SUN AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF
ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO PANAMA

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...S OF 18N E OF 80W 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.
.FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W
OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W
OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N E OF
80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF
18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF
18N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN
150 NM OF FRONT S OF 17N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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