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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 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 19N55W SW TO
VICINITY OF GUADELOUPE...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 8 TO 10 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 TROUGH.
.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 N 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 1021 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N768W 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 MOVE 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. BY MON MORNING THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITH A POSSIBLE
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
.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 W OF BAHAMAS 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 SAT
NIGHT...AND 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 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 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 7 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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