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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL
REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY THIS EVENING...FROM
NEAR 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE PORTION LATE MON NIGHT INTO
EARLY TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED AND THU WITH A HIGH CENTER
SETTLING IN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 78W BUILDING TO 13
TO 19 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN
210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...
BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF
24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF FRONT TO
67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF
67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF
BAHAMAS...AND N OF 26N E OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF BAHAMAS AND N OF 27N W OF 79W NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT N
OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT
16 TO 24 FT E PORTION. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N LATE AND
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 79W WINDS
DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 71W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W.
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 JUST SE OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PULL AWAY FRONT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN PORTION MON AFTERNOON AND
OVER MUCH OF THE GULF BY THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF
28N SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT S OF
28N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 28N.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF
25N. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT 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 THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN ATLC
PASSAGES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
LINGER INTO MON AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO INLAND
BELIZE WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS
TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR 17N85W BY MON
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON
FROM 22N60W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THEN DISSIPATE
OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WED INTO THU WHILE MOVING
SE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 19N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. W OF
84W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN
84W AND 86W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 86W. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.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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