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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON DEC 27 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 25N65W TO 24N69W TO N COAST OF
HAITI WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND REACH THE FAR SE PORTION
TONIGHT AND EXIT THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. 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...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15
TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. N OF 26N W OF 76W NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
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 AND WED NIGHT...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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT
FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN BUILDING 3
TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 8 FT IN N AND E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDWESTERN 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...AND
REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 87W
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT
S OF 27N.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N FRI.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
26N AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW HAITI WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR
COSTA RICA-PANAMA BORDER WILL REACH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO
14N75W BY EARLY TUE MORNING THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN LATER ON TUE INTO EARLY WED MORNING.
NORTH PORTION OF FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE THROUGH THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS AND REACH 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
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...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

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