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FZNT26 KNHC 121532
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN
THIS EVENING REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS
TONIGHT...FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA MON...FROM
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO PANAMA MON NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM
PUERTO RICO TO NW COLOMBIA TUE. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL DIMINISH WED AND THU. SEAS WILL BUILD FROM LARGE NW
SWELL BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N 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.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 ATLC PASSAGES.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. 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 SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.
.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 NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. 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.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...S TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE NW PORTION. GALE
FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BUILD SEAS TO 23 FT IN NW
SWELL BY MON NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TUE. FRONT
WILL BE FROM 31N76W TO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON... FROM 31N68W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MON NIGHT...AND E OF THE AREA TUE. RIDGING BUILDS SE LATE TUE
AND HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WED AND 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. 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 35
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 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 13 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL 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 TO N
15 TO 25 KT 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. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT... AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. .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. N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SW TO W 15 KT. 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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