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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST MON DEC 20 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...CORRECTED
CORRECTED FORECAST COORDINATES FOR LOW NEAR 12N55W
.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 12N70W WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF AN ATLC COLD FRONT...AND REACH
FROM THE N LEEWARDS TO 15N66W THIS EVENING THEN MOVE SE TO
VICINITY OF NORTHERN WINDWARDS TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING.
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 17N76W TO
17N86W WILL DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL
SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AND
PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A LOW
NEAR 12N55W 1008 MB MOVING WNW AT 13 KT WILL REACH TO NEAR
13N57W BY TUE MORNING...NEAR 13N59W BY LATE TUE NIGHT...AND
TO THE FAR SE CARIBBEAN EARLY WED NEAR 14N62W BY WED AFTERNOON.
THE LOW MAY POSSIBLY BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND E OF TROUGH.
.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 AND SAT...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
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 57W S TO SW AND SHIFTING TO NW FAR NW PORTION.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE OF LOW 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR
E PART SE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 13N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...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 FROM 21N65W TO MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY TUE EVENING
BEFORE EXITING THE AREA EARLY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE FAR N PORTION WED AND WED NIGHT...AND EXTEND
FROM 24N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH BY LATE THU...AND EXIT THE
AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 74W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS
14 TO 23 FT...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 77W NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA NW TO
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 98FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT
AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40
KT ...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 25 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 74W NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF
74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S
OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
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 AND SAT...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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