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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST TUE DEC 07 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 EASTERN CUBA TO INLAND THE
SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO
PANAMA BY TONIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A TROUGH FROM EASTERN
HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF PANAMA WED...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT
WESTWARD THU THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL KEEP A FAIRLY TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SEA THROUGH
SAT. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC N AND NE SWELLS WILL SURGE S
THROUGH MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI THEN DIMINISH
ON SAT...WITH SOME SWELLS AFFECTING THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF LINE 18N66W TO 12N71W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N W
OF 65W. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF LINE FROM 18N67W TO 11N75W NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF SAME LINE E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS W OF 65W. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...HIGHEST FAR NW PORTION AND THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 58W E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 62W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N.
.THU...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 61W
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NE AND E SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF
18N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
EXTEND FROM 25N65W TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND
WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WED THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT
WILL THEN GRADUALLY BEGIN TO MOVE E ON FRI AS POSSIBLE WEAK
LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP N OF
29N ALONG 80W THU INTO FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA LATE
FRI INTO EARLY SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 74W 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL ...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. WITHIN 60 NM
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 20N E OF
68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 77W
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W
OF 77W. S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 28N W OF 78W WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 74W TO FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 27N W OF 77W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT TO 22N
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...
EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2
TO 3 FT ...AND BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT.


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