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FZNT26 KNHC 090331
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED DEC 08 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 CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDED FROM THE S MONA PASSAGE TO LOW
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN PANAMA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W
AND BECOMES ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 77W BY FRI...SHIFTS TO 80W
SAT AND ALONG 81W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND THU AND MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE
SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF
HONDURAS MON NIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
E WINDS 20 KT E OF 65W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF
HISPANIOLA AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC
PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND
NE PORTIONS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...FAR NW PORTION NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH
EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...FROM 09N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 20N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE ACROSS FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 09N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
NW PORTIONS AND S OF 12N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT FAR NW PORTIONS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S FAR NW
PORTIONS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 24N65W
TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL MEANDER TONIGHT AND THEN
BEGIN TO DRIFT W THU...AND BECOME REJUVENATED THU NIGHT INTO
FRI AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPING SE ACROSS THE REGION MERGES WITH
THIS OLD FRONT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE MERGED FRONTS
FRI INTO SAT AS IT MOVES SLOWLY E AND FINALLY DISSIPATES
ACROSS FAR SE PORTIONS SAT NIGHT. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS SUN EVENING AND RACE
EASTWARD...EXITING THE AREA EARLY TUE MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15
KT W OF 78W. E OF 74W SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 3 TO 6
FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT SUN
NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S
OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 22 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED W AND SW SWELL. S OF 24N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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