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FZNT26 KNHC 092132
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 FROM SW COAST OF HAITI TO A 1009
MB LOW NEAR 10N77W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W AND BECOME N TO S
ALIGNED ALONG 77W FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE
NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE FROM E CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS
LATE FRI. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
EARLY MON AND REACH FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
ISLANDS
.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 NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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
.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 NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE
E TIP OF CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT
MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI
NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N70W
FRI...THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NW PORTION LATE SUN EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD AND EXIT E

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN THROUGH EARLY TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.
N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N
OF 26N. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING S
TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN W 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND
FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN W
SWELL LATE. N OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL MON
BUILDING TO 12 TO 23 FT TUE...HIGHEST N...EXCEPT SEAS 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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