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FZNT25 KNHC 241501
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 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 22N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A COASTAL FRONT AND LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW WATERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N78W TO SEBASTIAN INLET SUN MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN
NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. 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 N FACING PASSAGES.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N FACING PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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
NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NE OF BAHAMAS TO 75W N WINDS 15
KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BEFORE
SUNRISE SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR 29N94W TO
TAMPICO MEXICO WITH A STATIONARY FRONT E OF THE LOW MID MORNING
SAT. THE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 28N89W WITH THE COLD FRONT REACHING
INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND THE STATIONARY FRONT
STRETCHING INTO APALACHEE BAY BY EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE
OF THE AREA BY SUN MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM
FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN BEFORE MOVING SE OF
THE AREA BY EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF MON WITH
FRESH E TO SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 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 LATE. 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 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW BY AFTERNOON W
OF 83W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 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
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 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 IN THE ATLC WATERS WILL
PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND EXTEND FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF ON HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES S TO PANAMA MON
THEN DISSIPATE TUE WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION CROSSES THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE MON AND THE MONA PASSAGE TUE AS WELL AS WILL
REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 83W 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. .TONIGHT...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...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT 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.
.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.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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