000
FZNT25 KNHC 271527
OFFN04

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON DEC 27 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 31N65W TO 24N69W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL REACH THE FAR SE PORTION EARLY THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE
WATERS NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WED THROUGH THU BEFORE
BECOMING ABSORBED IN HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM THE N BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 77W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N E OF 78W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 68W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 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 TO 2 TO 4 FT...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 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDWEST PART
OF THE U.S WITH A RIDGE S INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE
SE THROUGH THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP
OVER THE W HALF AND SPREAD E TO ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE
FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 87W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7
TO 9 FT FRI.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NORTHERN
COSTA RICA WILL REACH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 14N75W BY EARLY
TUE MORNING THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
CARIBBEAN LATER ON TUE INTO EARLY WED MORNING WHILE ITS
NORTHERN PORTION MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
AND REACHES THE TROPICAL N ATLC AS IT DISSIPATES FROM NEAR
20N55W TO 17N62W DURING WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE
THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW 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. SE OF FRONT N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE
PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND
84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 84W S OF
19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE
W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
S OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N. .WED...E OF 81W INCLUDING
WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF 84W E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 19N. .THU...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. W OF
82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF
19N...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT AND N OF 20N E OF 81W
2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E OF 84W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N...HIGHEST SE AND 4
TO 6 FT N OF 17N. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 2 TO 5 FT.


$$