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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 18 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 TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA SSE TO 15N75W WILL MOVE
E THROUGH SUN WHILE IT MERGES WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH THAT
CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA.
THE TROUGH WILL REACH HISPANIOLA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND THE
VICINITY OF THE MONA PASSAGE EARLY MON...THEN SLOWLY MOVE
ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATER ON MON THROUGH TUE TO JUST E
OF THOSE WATERS BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS
THE AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 67W AND 74W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 78W.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N
W OF 68W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC
PASSAGES.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 17N.
.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. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 16N.
.MON THROUGH 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 AND THU...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 1018 MB HIGH AT 27N65W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NW WATERS.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION
THROUGH SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL TRACK NE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...AND MOVE N OF
THE AREA SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH SE REACHING
FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO
CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN
EVENING...AND WEAKEN JUST SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE FAR N PORTION WED AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 70W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. N OF 27N E OF
70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N
W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6
FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND TROUGH NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT W OF 77W
SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS BETWEEN 70W AND 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S
TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS
BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH 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...EXCEPT
E OF 73W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W
OF 73W TUE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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