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FZNT26 KNHC 191531
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 19 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...LOW PRES JUST E OF CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITH TROUGH
EXTENDING S ACROSS FAR EASTERN CUBA THEN SW TO 15N76.5W WILL
MOVE E AND REACH FROM E TIP OF HISPANIOLA TO 14N75W BY MON
MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE TO CENTRAL CUBA AND THE
EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E TO THE N LEEWARD
ISLANDS EARLY TUE MORNING WHILE HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S.
BUILDS BEHIND THE DISSIPATING FRONT AND STRENGTHENS NE TRADES
ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF
70W VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING W OF 60W SE TO S BY EVENING...AND E TO SE E OF 60W.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N NE
WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W SW ACROSS EXTREME
S FLORIDA AND INTO THE EXTREME SE GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO NW BAHAMAS THIS EVENING
AND FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W MON MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW PRES
CENTER NEAR 25N75W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS E CUBA WAS
OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE
AREA MON MORNING. S TO SW GALES WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON
S AND SE OF THIS LOW...WHILE SOUTHERLY GALES DEVELOP THIS
EVENING E OF THE TROUGH ACROSS E PORTIONS...AND SHIFT E OF THE
AREA EARLY MON. BROAD LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN
CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE NW ATLC MON THROUGH TUE AND PRODUCE
WESTERLY GALES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT
TUE AND WED. A NEW COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK S INTO FAR N
PORTIONS WED AND REACH FROM FT PIERCE TO 26N65W BY THU

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 74W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT OVERNIGHT. WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN LOW
AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NE THROUGH E OF LOW AND
TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W BY MON EVENING.
SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 25 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN AREA
OF GALE FORCE WINDS. S OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT S OF 23N AND NE 15 KT W OF
77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 NW TO N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
TO N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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