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FZNT25 KNHC 312112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST FRI DEC 31 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. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE MON AND WEAKEN
THROUGH LATE TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL SHIFT OFF THE SE US COAST
LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .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 E OF 70W 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 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...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N
E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N
TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N
TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1
TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SLATED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST THIS EVENING AND BRIEFLY STALL FROM SW LOUISIANA TO
24N97W EARLY SAT BEFORE A REINFORCING SURGE SENDS THE FRONT
SWD FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ BY LATE SAT AND FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN. THE
FRONT STALLS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON THEN
LIFTS NWD TO ALONG 28N MON NIGHT AND TUE. WEAK WAVE OF LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE NW GULF TUE AND RIDES ALONG THE REMNANT
FRONT OVER THE NRN GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT AND THEN ALLOWS THE
FRONT TO SAG SLOWLY SWD TO ALONG 26N/27N BY LATE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
4 TO 6 FT N OF FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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