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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 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 TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA SE TO 19N67W AND S TO
15N76W WILL MOVE E THROUGH SUN WHILE MERGING WITH A PRE FRONTAL
TROUGH ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND SW N ATLC SUN AND REACH
HISPANIOLA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND THE VICINITY OF THE MONA
PASSAGE EARLY MON....THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N
ATLC LATER ON MON THROUGH TUE AND TO JUST E OF THOSE WATERS BY
LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE
TROUGH.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 72W AND S OF 14N
BETWEEN 67W AND 71W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
68W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF
72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS W PORTION.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT N OF
16N W OF 68W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE
ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 17N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 16N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 27N66W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
TONIGHT S A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES E OF THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL TONIGHT AND ACROSS
THE NW PORTION OVERNIGHT INTO SUN MORNING AND TO N OF THE AREA
SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL PUSH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH EASTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY GALES ARE POSSIBLE
E OF THIS TROUGH BEGINNING LATE SUN AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR
31N75W TO PALM BEACH SUN MORNING...AND FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA BY
MON MORNING...WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH WED THEN GRADUALLY
BECOME MORE E TO W ALIGNED ACROSS SE PORTIONS. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT BRUSHES THE FAR N PORTION WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING NW TO N 20
KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF 77W. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF
BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE
E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW SUN NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N W
OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND COLD
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 6 FT E
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 73W BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 73W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AND
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 73W LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
E OF BAHAMAS ...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N AND E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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