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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE PORTION MON NIGHT BEFORE MOVING
E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA
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...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W BUILDING TO 15 TO 23 FT. S OF 26N
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT...W OF BAHAMAS SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9
FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT BAHAMAS BANK. N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS 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 27N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU THEN
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE FRI. N OF 26N W OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU THEN BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF
26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MON THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT E MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI AS LOW PRES
WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. MOVES
EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD THEN WEAKEN OVER THE
FAR WESTERN WATERS AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT E OF 87W AND TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 10
TO 16 FT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...E OF 88W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 9 TO 13 FT E OF 87W...AND TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 87W.
.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
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
25N DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 AND FRI...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...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE COAST OF
HONDURAS WILL REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR 17N85W BY MON
MORNING THEN CONTINUE SE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE NE
CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING...REACHING THE NORTHERN
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON FROM 22N60W TO THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THEN DISSIPATING OVER THE FAR
EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WED INTO THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT

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