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FZNT26 KNHC 220302
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST TUE DEC 21 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N55W TO 17N61W WILL
MOVE E OF 55W OVERNIGHT. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AND PROPAGATE
THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. LOW PRES
PASSING S OF BARBADOS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W INTO THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 64W 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 EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES WED
NIGHT AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT AND
DISSIPATING LOW PRES.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 15N.
.SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT N OF 20N W OF 60W. S OF 19N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND LOW.
.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.
.SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS N OF 29N BY
SUNRISE THU AND EXTENDS FROM 27N65W THROUGH THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS THU NIGHT...21N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS SAT. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA FRI INTO SAT THEN MOVES E OF AREA LATE SAT AS
A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 66W...
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 66W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO
25 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W 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 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT WED NIGHT. N OF
27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. 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 EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
IN N FACING PASSAGES.
.FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N FACING
PASSAGES.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
14 FT. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT EXCEPT S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .SUN...N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.

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