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FZNT26 KNHC 200933
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 20 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...TROUGH FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N71W WILL MOVE
E TO AND DISSIPATE TUE. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO
MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI WITH SOME
AFFECTING THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
22N58W TO 18N62W TUE AND E OF THE AREA WED.
HIGH PRES OVER THE
SE U.S. AND WESTERN ATLC WILL BUILD THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR NE
TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 16N E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 BUILDING 6
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FAR NE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 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 17N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT THU AND FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO 25N67W TO
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE THE FRONT WILL EXTEND 26N65W TO 19N68W
LATER THIS MORNING THEN MOVE E OF AREA THIS EVENING. W TO NW
WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR N
PORTION WED AND REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS
BY THU MORNING AND E OF AREA FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W...
.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO
17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 20 KT. SEAS
9 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT. N OF FRONT W OF 73W N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W
DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 78W 6 TO 9 FT AND W OF 78W 3 TO
5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 26N65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS
SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
BAHAMAS W OF 77W SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 3 TO 5
FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT OVER FAR SW PORTION 2 TO 4 FT.

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