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FZNT26 KNHC 161532
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU DEC 16 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...THE WEAK REMNANTS OF A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM
NEAR 22N55W SW TO THE CENTRAL LEEWARD ISLANDS...WHERE IT
BECAME A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING W-SW ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN TO
NEAR 15N75W THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE AND
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING WHILE THE SHEAR AXIS WILL SHIFT W AND
WEAKEN THROUGH FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND
NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT. A TROUGH ALONG 76W S OF 15N WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY NW IN SYNC WITH THE SHEAR AXIS...AND LIFT TO S OF 19N
ALONG 81W SAT MORNING...THEN SHIFT E ALONG 75W SUN MORNING AND
CONTINUE E TO ALONG 70W BY MON MORNING.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF SHEAR AXIS NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BY
THIS EVENING. S OF SHEAR AXIS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF SHEAR AXIS.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AND BECOMING E TO SE WEST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 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 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION LATE.
.MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF
11N. 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 BECOMING SE TO
S WEST OF 60W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH SAT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE NW PORTION TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT AS A FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES. A COLD FRONT MOVES
OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND WILL REACH FROM
31N75W TO CAPE CANAVERAL SUN MORNING WITH A PREFRONTAL TROUGH
FORMING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA. GALE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE TROUGH OVER N WATERS SUN NIGHT. BY MON
MORNING THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WITH THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO NEAR THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 70W
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF
25N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT...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 OF 28N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 28N
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 THROUGHOUT. 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 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
28N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...AND BECOMING NW TO
N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF
25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION
LATE. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF PREFRONTAL TROUGH IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. N OF 28N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING
TO 10 TO 16 FT E OF 73W AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 73W
LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N
TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
IN NW SWELL LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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