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FZNT26 KNHC 100853
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 10 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 EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE
NICARAGUA WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 1011 MB LOW PRES OVER EASTERN PANAMA
WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL
CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON MORNING THEN FROM NEAR HAITI
TO CENTRAL PANAMA MON EVENING AND THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE
TO NW COLOMBIA TUE. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVE BEHIND THE
FRONT. MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN THE E CARIBBEAN AND
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL BECOME MODERATE TO FRESH TONIGHT THROUGH

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT E OF 64W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 70W
EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W THROUGHOUT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF
15N LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION LATE.
.TUE...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS CENTRAL PORTION.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10
FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 61W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONT AND NW TO
N WINDS 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COASTAL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE GULF STREAM
TODAY THROUGH SAT. A FRONTAL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 26N65W WILL SLOWLY PUSH NE AND E TODAY
THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING WITH
STRONG SW FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN EVENING THEN FROM NEAR
31N69W TO HAITI MON MORNING PUSHING SE OF THE WATERS TUE.
SEVERAL REINFORCING TROUGHS WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE N PORTION
BEHIND THE MAIN FRONT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED N OF 27N
BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...AND EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR COASTAL TROUGH.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N SE OF
FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR TROUGHS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF COASTAL TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR AND W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COASTAL TROUGH.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17
FT IN NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS EARLY. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 14 TO 23
FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS
BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 14 FT W OF 72W LATE. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FAR SE PORTION EARLY.

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