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FZNT25 KNHC 310258
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST THU DEC 30 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
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
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
S OF 26N 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 26N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF
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. WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH BY EARLY
MON AS THE UPPER SUPPORT LIFTS OUT AND THE FRONT STALLS AND
DISSIPATES FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF. LIGHT TO
MODERATE E TO SE FLOW WILL DOMINATE TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 9 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND THE FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
.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 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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...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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