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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST WED DEC 08 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 TROUGH FROM PUERTO RICO SW TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR
10N78W WILL SLOWLY MOVE W WHILE BECOMING ORIENTED N TO S AS IT
REACHES TO ALONG 78W SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE ACROSS THE
REGION FRI...THEN MOVE SE TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA SAT...
THEN EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.TODAY 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...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING E TO SE 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 61W 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NW PORTION. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 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...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL STALL AND LINGER THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP THROUGH N PORTIONS OF THE AREA THU AND MERGE WITH THIS
OLD FRONT FRI AFTERNOON...WITH POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING
ALONG THE BOUNDARY E OF 70W. THIS NEW MERGED FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE SLOWLY SE AND EXIT THE AREA SUN. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN...
.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 74W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT BETWEEN TROUGH AND 74W 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING AND W OF 78W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 74W SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N W OF TROUGH NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2
TO 4 FT. 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU
AFTERNOON... EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 74W BECOMING NE TO E AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 72W AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT THU NIGHT N OF 28N W OF 74W. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO
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...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT LATE. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO
14 FT.


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