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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED DEC 01 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO WESTERN HONDURAS
BY LATE FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL WEAKEN AND
SHIFT E AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ALLOWING FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO DIMINISH THU. BROAD
LOW PRES WILL REMAIN OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH
SUN...ENHANCING TRADES OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. LARGE NE
SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NE OF THE
LEEWARDS TODAY AND THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES INTO THE
CARIBBEAN...RAISING SEAS TO AROUND 9 FT THROUGH THU MORNING
OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E
OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR
EXPOSED NE PASSAGES THU. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS
EVENING...FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING...FROM
28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI EVENING...THEN STALL AND
BECOME DIFFUSE N OF PUERTO RICO LATE SAT INTO SUN. A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST
SUN...AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY LATE SUN
FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
22N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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