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FZNT26 KNHC 080332
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 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...AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 10N78W NE
TO NEAR 17N68W WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN
WHILE ROTATING WESTWARD AND BECOME MORE N TO S
ALIGNED...REACHING ALONG 76W FRI AND ALONG 78W SAT. A
WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND
THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MEANDER
THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MERGING WITH A NEW AND REINFORCING
FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION FRI...THEN MOVE SE TO THE N
COAST OF HISPANIOLA SAT...THEN GRADUALLY BECOME ALIGNED W TO E

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH 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.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AMD ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 67W.
.FRI AND SAT...FAR NW PORTION INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 68W
LATE. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED
ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
WILL DRIFT SE OVERNIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AND MEANDER THROUGH
LATE THU. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH N PORTIONS
OF THE AREA THU AND MERGES WITH THIS OLD FRONT FRI
AFTERNOON...WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE
BOUNDARY E OF 70W. THIS NEW MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY
SE AND EXIT THE AREA TO THE SE SUN. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W WED...AND TO 10
TO 15 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY WED AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS FAR SE PORTION.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR
LESS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU THEN BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY
THU EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF COLD
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU
NIGHT...SEAS 3 FT OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT
THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF MERGED FRONTS TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. BECOMING
NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE
SWELL...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
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. .SUN...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF
28N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 28N LATE. W OF
FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT.

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