000 FZNT26 KNHC 180906 OFFN05 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 18 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...A TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 15N78W WILL WILL MOVE BEGIN TO MOVE E TONIGHT REACHING TO NEAR 75W SUN MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT THE MOVES SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS AS IT REACHES THE NE CARIBBEAN MON MORNING AND CONTINUES EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 20N55W TO ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES LATE TUE AND WED. E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 27N68W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING AND 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. ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE FAR N PORTION WED. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING VARIABLE LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 77W AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 74W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT...S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS OVER W PORTION AHEAD OF FRONT...AND AREAS OF RAIN EARLY SAT. .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 INCREASING TO 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. $$