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FZNT25 KNHC 242117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...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 31N77W TO SOUTHERN
FLORIDA SUN MORNING...FROM 31N64W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING
AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED.

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 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 THROUGH 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.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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 MID MORNING SAT. THE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 28N89W
WITH THE COLD FRONT REACHING INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
AND A WARM 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
SHIFTS E ACROSS THE GULF WITH FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW OVER
THE W GULF TUE AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.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 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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...THE MONA PASSAGE LATE MON AND REACH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. W OF 80W MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL.

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