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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 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 CENTERED NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
SHIFT TO NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT WITH A RIDGE STRENGTHENING
FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SAT INCREASING WINDS
OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 71W NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 71W NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 79W 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 76W.
.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
4 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF WITH STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE W HALF OF THE GULF. HIGH PRES WILL
MOVE E THU AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM SE FLORIDA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W TO 19N60W...THEN
BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND
DISSIPATING TO NEAR 15N68W. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION DISSIPATES. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT ALLOWING FOR INCREASING NE WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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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