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FZNT26 KNHC 150834
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 15 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 JUST S OF PUERTO RICO
SW TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH
TONIGHT DISSIPATING EARLY THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL THU THROUGH SAT. A
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT REACHING
FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN PANAMA SUN
AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT IN THE NW PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA THU. LARGE NW SWELL
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DECAY THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY...NW OF SHEAR AXIS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SE OF SHEAR AXIS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR SHEAR AXIS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT N OF
15N W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
N OF 15N W OF 68W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W
OF 70W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N IN E SWELL THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
W OF 68W AND E 10 KT E OF 68W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION
LATE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. N OF 17N
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THU
AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW
SWELL THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF
11N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE
SAT. .SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO
S WEST OF 60W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH FRI THEN
WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS FROM OFF S
CAROLINA SW TO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT LIFTING NE ALONG THE FRONT WHILE INTENSIFYING
AS IT PULLS NE OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE SAT REACHING QUICKLY FROM 31N77W
TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO
EASTERN CUBA SUN AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME S TO SW AND WILL
INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT POSSIBLY REACHING GALE
FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT AND

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT LATE SAT AND
SUN...
.TODAY...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12
TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N W OF 75W...8 TO 13 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W AND
8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT ...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 30N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT...AND 2 TO 5 FT W OF 75W THROUGHOUT. N OF
28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. FROM
23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT S OF 25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N PORTION THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM
25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
29N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE
EVENING... THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N LATE. N OF 25N
E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE EVENING ...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WEST OF 73W LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS

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