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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 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...TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS HAITI AND TO 15N73W FROM
A LOW E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AND REACH FROM EASTERN
HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 14N75W BY MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SE TO CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH WILL
MOVE E TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY TUE THEN
SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT REACHED FROM 18N55W TO 16N62W BY LATE
WED...FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W THU INTO FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE
SE U.S. WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI
ALLOWING FOR NE TRADES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...E OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
71W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 16N E OF 68W.
.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.
.FRI...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
FAR NE BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W
E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 14N...AND
4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM
10N TO 17N W OF 57W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT THU
AND FRI.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W SW ACROSS WESTERN
CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE TONIGHT...AND
FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W MON MORNING. LOW PRES E OF FRONT NEAR
27N69W 1002 MB WITH TROUGH SE AND S TO HAITI WILL MOVE NE OF
AREA MON MORNING. BROAD LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN ACROSS
THE NW ATLC MON THROUGH TUE AND RESULT IN WESTERLY GALES BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT TUE AND WED. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO FAR N PORTION WED AND REACH
FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...AND TO E
OF AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 69W...
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT OVERNIGHT.
WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN LOW AND FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF LOW AND TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W BY MON
EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 25 FT IN LARGE NW
SWELL...HIGHEST IN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS. S OF 23N NW OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N BECOMING N
TO NE WINDS 15 KT AND NE 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FIR...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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