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FZNT25 KNHC 280923
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 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...COLD FRONT OVER FAR SE PORTION OF AREA WILL MOVE E
OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE
WATERS NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU BEFORE
MERGING WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM THE N FRI AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 72W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF
74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY
AFTERNOON BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W NE OF
BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT. W OF
BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 71W...SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT
FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN BUILDING 3
TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. .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 4 TO 8 FT IN N AND E

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MIDWESTERN U.S
WITH A RIDGE S INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU
AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE W
HALF AND SPREAD E TO ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE FRI AND
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE MEXICAN COAST ALONG 25N97W SAT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 87W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
26N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF
25N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND 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.
.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.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
25N DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N
AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND 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 E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE TO NEAR
11N75W WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 22N59N TO 17N61W THIS
AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
BEHIND THE FRONT AND MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
CENTRAL AND E PORTIONS TUE AND WED SPREADING AREA WIDE FRI AND
SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
10 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
N SWELL. W OF 84W S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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...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 6 FT.

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