000 FZNT26 KNHC 081517 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED DEC 08 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...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR PANAMA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND BECOME ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 75W THU...77W FRI...77W SAT AND ALONG 78W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE REGION FRI REACHING FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA AND FROM 22N62W TO PANAMA SUN. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AMD ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .FRI AND SAT...FAR NW PORTION INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 10N W OF 57W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MEANDER THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ABSORBING THIS TROUGH FRI WITH THE MERGED FRONT E OF AREA LATE SAT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. 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 N OF 27N W OF 70W SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 14 FT E OF 77W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$