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FZNT26 KNHC 091529
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 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 EXTENDS SW FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO A
1009 MB LOW NEAR 10N77W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W TO AROUND 75W. A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DISSIPATE
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY FRI. AN ARCTIC FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE N COAST OF HONDURAS LATE MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT E O 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 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 27N69W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT
MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI NIGHT.
LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT FRI...THEN MOVES E OF AREA
SAT. AN ARCTIC 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NW SWELL EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. 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. .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. 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. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT E OF
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT. 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 E TO SE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 75W. S OF
26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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