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FZNT25 KNHC 260243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST
OVERNIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUN
MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF
THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED
AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE 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 WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF
70W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N FACING
PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N84W TO
19N93W TO 18N94W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF WITH FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW
DEVELOPING OVER THE W GULF LATE MON AND PREVAILING THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT SW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW
TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 87W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 87W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N W OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.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.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 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 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 EARLY 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 22N60W TUE
AFTERNOON...REACHING 20N55W TO 17N61W BY WED MORNING WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...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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