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FZNT25 KNHC 251511
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT DEC 25 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 SHIFTS SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUN
MORNING...FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF
THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING SUN THROUGH EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF
FRONT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N E OF 69W EARLY AND SW WINDS 15 KT N
OF 27N W OF 76W AND S TO SW WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N W OF 76W LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W AND 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W
OF 76W EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF
BAHAMAS TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT W PART LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF
70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT AHEAD OF FRONT
AND 12 TO 20 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20
TO 30 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 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF
BAHAMAS TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 77W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. 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 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF 71W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 71W. FROM 23N TO 27N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N91W TO
25N94W TO 20N97W WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR APALACHEE BAY TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF WITH
FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF TUE AND
WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 10 TO
15 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF
FRONT.
.TONIGHT...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
.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 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 ATLC WATERS WILL PROPAGATE
THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH SUN. 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 STRETCHING FROM 20N55W TO

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 76W AND S OF 17N BETWEEN 76W AND 80W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE W OF 83W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT N OF 18N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF 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.
.TUE...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 19N E OF 83W.
.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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