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FZNT26 KNHC 140146
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST MON DEC 13 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...COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWED
BY FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL PANAMA LATE TONIGHT THEN WILL STALL
AND DEGENERATE INTO A SHEAR LINE AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR THE
MONA PASSAGE TO 15N75W TO EASTERN PANAMA TUE MORNING WHERE IT
WILL LINGER THROUGH WED. LARGE NW SWELL WILL BUILD QUICKLY
BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BECOMES
ESTABLISHED N OF THE CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI WITH FRESH TRADES
SETTING UP OVER THE CENTRAL THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...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 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 LATE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 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 THROUGH THU...N OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 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
FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 25N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE
MORNING...THEN SHIFT SE OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE. GALE FORCE
WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL DIMINISH TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED
THROUGH THU WITH A RIDGE ALONG 26N THU THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE JUST S OF 31N LATE FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT THROUGH TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8
TO 11 FT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO
12 TO 23 FT LATE...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL
BUILDING TO 10 TO 19 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17
FT E OF 74W AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 74W TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT TUE
NIGHT...AND 7 TO 11 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. N
OF 27N W OF 74W NW WINDS 10 TO 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 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT N OF 24N AND NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 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 W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE.
N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15
KT LATE. 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...BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL E OF 72W. FROM 25N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 N S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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