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FZNT26 KNHC 291532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W TO 19N60W...THEN
BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND
DISSIPATING TO NEAR 15N68W. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY
TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION DISSIPATES. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT ALLOWING FOR INCREASING NE WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 69W E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 69W 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E
OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH
ATLC PASSAGES 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST W OF 71W. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E
OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF
FRONT TO 13N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN 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 THROUGH 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
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT FRI...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N.
.SAT...NW OF LINE FROM 17N55W TO 14N61W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF SAME LINE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF
15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
SHIFT TO NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT WITH A RIDGE STRENGTHENING
FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SAT INCREASING WINDS
OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 71W NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 71W NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 79W 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 76W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN
BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF
BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL W OF
BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.


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