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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008

...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...NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA
SHOULD WEAKEN FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR FRI. HIGH PRES
EXTENDING FROM N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N7W TO NE FLORIDA SHOULD
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT E...AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES
OFF THE SE COAST FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM
31N79W TO 30N81W FRI EVENING...31N75W TO 29N81W FRI
EVENING...31N68W TO S FLORIDA SUN EVENING...AND 27N65W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA MON EVENING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER
THE EASTERN STATES WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST MON EVENING
THEN NE OF THE AREA IN THE WESTERN ATLC BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF NEXT FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS
BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT W OF 73W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT EARLY THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS W OF
75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT E OF 74W W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N OF 28N E OF 77W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING
E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT ...HIGHEST E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N86W THROUGH 23N95W TO 20N97W
SHOULD MOVE TO 29N83W THROUGH 25N90W TO 23N96W TO 20N97W FRI
EVENING...FROM 26N82W TO 24N90W TO 25N96W SAT EVENING...AND
BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 24N90W TO
25N96W BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN LIFTING N AS A WARM
FRONT MON MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 29N97W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND THEN MOVE TO 30N91W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON
EVENING AND NE OF THE AREA TUE MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
INCREASES MON AND TUE AHEAD NEXT FRONT...LIKELY A STRONG
ONE...EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CORNER EVENING TUE AND MOVE TO
30N94W TO 24N98W LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT
VARIABLE MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT
VARIABLE MOSTLY SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT
OTHERWISE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF FRONT LATE.
.MON...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SE TO S WINDS 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF WARM FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 5 TO 8 FT N
OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT EVENING THEN INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE
OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY
BECOMING NW TO N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. .MON N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N
OF WARM FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 18N87W SHOULD
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH ALONG S OF 15N 80W/81W SHOULD
MOVE INLAND OVER CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI. HIGH
PRES NORTH OF THE AREA SHIFTS E THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING ENHANCED
TRADES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. HIGH PRES
OVER THE EASTERN U.S. SUN AND MON WILL SHIFT E...BUT THE
GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVE LOW PRES TO THE S SHOULD
RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOWEST N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF
20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN AREA
WIDE. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N.


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