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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W SW TO
THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...THEN CONTINUES AS A FRONTAL TROUGH TO
15N68W AND TO 16N76W. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E WHILE
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH
SHIFTS W BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT. A TROUGH ALONG 76W S OF 15N WILL MOVE
SLOWLY WNW THROUGH SAT...THEN MOVE E TO ALONG 75W SUN MORNING
...TO NEAR 70W BY MON MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND N OF SHEAR AXIS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
14N W OF 70W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION.
.MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD
PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W
AND 73W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
BETWEEN 68W AND 73W 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W
BECOMING SE TO S. 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 AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE. 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...HIGH PRES OF 1019 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N71W WILL MOVE
TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION THROUGH SAT AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL MOVES OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON...AND 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 THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SUN. BY MON MORNING
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
WITH THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO NEAR THE MONA
PASSAGE...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 25W
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
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 W OF 72W 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 73W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 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 FRI NIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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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