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FZNT26 KNHC 120906
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 12 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 SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM SW HAITI TO CENTRAL
PANAMA WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS EVENING REACHING FROM NEAR CENTRAL
CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THEN FROM NEAR THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN FROM
THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO EASTERN PANAMA MON NIGHT.
THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR PUERTO
RICO TO NW COLOMBIA TUE AFTERNOON WHILE THE NORTHERN EXTENT
CONTINUES E. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
DIMINISH WED AND THU. MODERATE TRADES WILL EXIST IN THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WITH LARGE NW SWELL ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT
IN THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE TUE THROUGH LATE WED. EXPECT

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 68W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT N OF 15N.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC
PASSAGES LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 15N. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 15N.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .WED AND THU...N OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU. N OF 17N E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 14N LATE WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 25N70W TO THE
NW BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT IN THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N79W
TO SE FLORIDA THIS EVENING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ARRIVING
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS AND SEAS BUILDING TO
UP TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL. THE FRONT SHIFTS E EXTENDING FROM
NEAR 31N72W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON MORNING THEN FROM NEAR
31N68W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MON EVENING SHIFTING E OF THE
AREA TUE. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TUE. RIDGING BUILDS
IN FROM THE NW LATE TUE WITH NEW HIGH PRES DEVELOPING OVER THE
N CENTRAL WATERS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT THROUGH MON
NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...
.TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF
73W AND E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
20 FT IN NW SWELL LATE TONIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 13 TO 23 FT
MON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS MON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 75W AND 10 TO 17 FT E OF 75W LATE
TUE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO
25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT TUE...THEN BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT LATE TUE...AND 7 TO 12 FT W
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT E OF 70W UNTIL LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 74W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 72W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
75W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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