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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST THU DEC 30 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 PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN N
FLORIDA AND BERMUDA ON MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N BETWEEN 70W AND 65W NW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF
70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S
OF 22N.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 5 FT
IN LEE 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...STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE
SAT...AND FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO 22N95W TO
18N94W BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN MON...AND EXTEND
FROM SW FLORIDA TO 22N94W TO 18N94W BY LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N
FRI NIGHT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING SE WINDS 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG TRADE WIND FLOW FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL S OF 16N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 16N. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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