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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE
ANEGADA PASSAGE SW TO 15N74W AND S TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL
DISSIPATE BY EARLY THU AFTERNOON 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 HONDURAS BY EARLY
MON. A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REACH
THE FAR NE WATERS BY THU NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. LARGE NW LONG
PERIOD SWELLS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI
NIGHT OVER THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN...AND THROUGH LATE SAT OVER
THE TROPICAL N ATLC.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 68W
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 68W BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N W OF 65W.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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...EXCEPT W OF 68W
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND E 10 KT E OF 68W LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W
PORTION LATE. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 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...EXCEPT W OF 60W
BECOMING SE TO S 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.
.MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE 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 FROM 31N77W TO CAPE
CANAVERAL FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO EASTERN
CUBA SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY
LATE MON. 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 SUN BEFORE
DIMINISHING MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT LATE SAT AND
SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF
BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU
NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW
SWELL E OF 75W... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT...AND 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...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 W OF
72W 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST
E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 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 FRI NIGHT.
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...AND 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...EXCEPT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO S TO SW 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 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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