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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 28 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...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE WATERS NEAR THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS WED THEN SLIDE E TO NE OF THE BAHAMAS BY LATE
THU BEFORE MERGING WITH STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES FROM THE N FRI
AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 69W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF 69W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 74W NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 75W AND 77W 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT....EXCEPT W OF 78W NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING
NE TO E 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL W OF
BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER WESTERN ALABAMA WITH
A RIDGE S INTO THE MIDDLE 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 FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SW TO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF
25N...AND 3 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.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 TO 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 VICINITY OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
SW TO NEAR 15N74W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION
MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR
20N55W TO 17N62W DURING WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE
THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR RATHER FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT.


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