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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 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 EXTENDS FROM THE S MONA PASSAGE TO LOW
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN PANAMA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W
AND BECOMES ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 77W BY FRI...SHIFTS TO 80W
SAT AND ALONG 81W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND THU AND MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE
SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF
HONDURAS LATE MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF
65W E 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF HISPANIOLA
AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND NE
PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FAR NW PORTION NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ON NE SWELL. E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING
E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 9N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 09N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW
PORTION AND S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S
OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE
N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SE ACROSS THE AREA AND MERGE WITH THE
NORTHERN PORTION ON FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT ON FRI...THEN MOVE E OF AREA LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A
STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE SUN
EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD REACHING THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY
LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON...
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 73W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 WINDS
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 LATE SAT. 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 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE
SUN. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S
OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
LATE. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 22 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED W AND SW SWELL. S OF 24N E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


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