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FZNT25 KNHC 300247
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED DEC 29 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 PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 71W W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS,

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SE TO S FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF WATERS IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE
FRI AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY SAT AFTERNOON...FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON WHERE
IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING E AND
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W
TO 16N61W. 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 MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W
OF 81W E WINDS 10 TO 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 THROUGH 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 AND MON...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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