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FZNT26 KNHC 171534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 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...OLD FRONTAL ZONE IN THE FORM OF A SHEAR LINE
EXTENDS FROM NEAR 18N55W TO 14N66W TO 16N77W THIS MORNING. THE
E PORTION WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WHILE THE PORTION ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN DRIFTS W AND NW AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATES BY SAT EVENING...WITH ACTIVE WEATHER
CONTINUING ON THE W END SURROUNDING JAMAICA. A BROAD TROUGH
ALONG 77W S OF 16N WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WNW THROUGH SAT...THEN
MOVE E TO ALONG 76W SUN MORNING AS IT BECOMES LINKED WITH A
PRE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING E ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
SUN NIGHT AND SINK S TO ALONG 18N ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL. S OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND
N OF TROUGH.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
15N W OF 72W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL
AND NE WIND WAVES...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT.
SCATTERED 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...A 1021 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 26N67W WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW
PORTIONS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTIONS
NE AND E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS EARLY SUN AND MOVE E AND EXIT THE WATERS SUN NIGHT.
THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH
FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING...REACH FROM 31N65W TO
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING...THEN FROM 20N65W TO THE
NW CARIBBEAN TUE MORNING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N.
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 30N.
.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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