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FZNT25 KNHC 260848
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 26 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
BY SUNRISE TOADY AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CUBA NEAR
21N75W EARLY MON MORNING AND LIE OVER FAR SE WATERS EARLY TUE
MORNING BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA. 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 28N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO
BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E
OF FRONT S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF 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...GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE NE GULF WILL DIMINISH
BEFORE SUNRISE TODAY. THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY FROM 28N83W TO
21N88W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE GULF WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE W
GULF LATE MON AND PREVAILING THROUGH THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N
SWELL.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15
FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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 TODAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TODAY AND EXTEND
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS TONIGHT. 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 EARLY TUE AND REACHES
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS STRETCHING FROM 22N60W TUE
AFTERNOON AND REACHING 20N55W TO 17N61W BY WED MORNING WHERE
IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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