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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 30N65W 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
OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR 29N88W TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
E OF THE AREA BY SUN. HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS 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 EASTERN 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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