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FZNT26 KNHC 130358
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 HAD REACHED THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE SE AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA
TO GULF OF HONDURAS MON MORNING...REACH FROM THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE TO E HONDURAS MON EVENING...REACH FROM CENTRAL
HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA TUE MORNING...THEN STALL FROM W PUERTO
RICO TO E PANAMA TUE EVENING THROUGH WED. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH WED AND THU. LARGE NW SWELL WILL BUILD
QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE SW N ATLC LATE WED THROUGH THU TO BRING A
RETURN TO MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W PART. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 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 MON NIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF HISPANIOLA.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 58W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT QUICKLY ENTERING NW PORTIONS OF
THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE AND REACH FROM
31N77W TO PALM BEACH AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO
21N78W MON MORNING...FROM 31N66W TO NW COAST OF HAITI MON
EVENING...FROM 24N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TUE MORNING AND
MOVING SE OF THE AREA TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL SPREAD AS FAR S AS 25N...WITH SEAS BUILD TO 25 FT IN
NW SWELL BY MON EVENING. WINDS DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE TUE
AFTERNOON. 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 26N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT THROUGH
MON NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT AND GUSTY N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM SE OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT.
N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 23 FT IN NW
SWELL MON. E OF 70W VARIABLE MAINLY S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT N OF 24N. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING QUICKLY 6 TO 9 FT W OF
BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT THEN BUILDING FURTHER TO 7 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL MON...HIGHEST SE BAHAMA BANK...AND BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT E
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 30N E OF 74W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN W SWELL N
OF 30N E OF 70W. FROM 26N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
6 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN FADING N SWELL.

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