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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST FRI DEC 17 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 SHEAR LINE FROM NEAR GUADELOUPE SW TO
15N67W TO 17N75W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH BY SAT NIGHT.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF
THE SHEAR LINE THROUGH SUN. 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...THEN DROP
S TO ALONG 18N ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES TUE AND WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W
OF 68W 25 TO 30 KT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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 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.
.WED...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NW SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 27N67W WILL SHIFT
SLOWLY E OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PORTION. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER
W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT 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 AREA SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH FROM 31N77W TO S
FLORIDA SUN MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO HAITI BY MON MORNING..AND
E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN
THE WAKE OF FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 E 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...EXCEPT W
OF 73W BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT 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.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. ELSEWHERE N AND E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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