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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON DEC 27 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 FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NORTHERN
COSTA RICA WILL REACH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 14N75W BY EARLY
TUE MORNING THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
CARIBBEAN LATER ON TUE INTO EARLY WED MORNING WHILE ITS
NORTHERN PORTION MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
AND REACHES THE TROPICAL N ATLC AS IT DISSIPATES FROM NEAR
20N55W TO 17N62W DURING WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE
THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 71W...AND N OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE AND S OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC TO 15N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE
AND 9 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 66W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 16N61W TO 12N73W TO LINE FROM
18N72W TO 17N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE 18N72W TO 17N75W 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PORTION
TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 13N NE WINDS
15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 13N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BECOMING
N TO NE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N...AND 8 TO 11
FT S OF 17N.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 24N69W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL REACH THE FAR SE PORTION EARLY THEN BEGIN TO
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE
WATERS NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WED THROUGH THU BEFORE
BECOMING ABSORBED IN HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM THE N BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 25 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 77W NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 24N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N E OF 78W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 68W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N LATE AND
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 79W WINDS
DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 71W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W.
FROM 23N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO
7 FT THU...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE FRI. N OF
26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT BY FRI
AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN BUILDING 3 TO 5
FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL.


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