000 FZNT25 KNHC 240303 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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 26N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 22N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI AFTERNOON 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 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA TUE. 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... .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...N OF 26N TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 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. THE 1010 MB LOW PRES WILL LIE NEAR 28N87W WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT EVENING BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MOVES E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON WITH FRESH SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 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 3 TO 5 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 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON N OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART LATE AHEAD OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. 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 SUN AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO PANAMA LATE MON WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$