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FZNT25 KNHC 290303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST TUE DEC 28 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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. 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 27N
W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W
OF 73W NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT W OF 78W NE 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO
27N E OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO15 KT IN NW
TO N SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
11 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS
WITH FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PREVAILING OVER THE
W HALF OF THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST THU AND FRI
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW
GULF LATE FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT WHERE IT
WILL STALL THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N VARIABLE 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR
NW PORTION.
.THU THROUGH 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NORTHERN
PORTION.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SE OF FRONT TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N SE TO S WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND
FRONT. 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 EXTENDS OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM
22N56W TO 16N61W. THE FRONT WILL REACH NEAR 20N55W TO 16N61W
LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. ATLC
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ALLOWING FOR FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. FRESH TO STRONG TRADEWINDS WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL.

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