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FZNT26 KNHC 222051
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED DEC 22 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...LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL
N ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC
PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND LIE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE
GULF ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM EAST CUBA TO PANAMA LATE

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 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W THROUGH WED NIGHT AND
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES TONIGHT AND THU.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES.
.SUN AND MON...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 FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 15N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 11N AND 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 11N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SHIFT S AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO WATERS N OF 28N EARLY THU AND QUICKLY PUSHES TO 27N65W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT AND E OF THE AREA BY FRI
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA FRI INTO SAT
THEN E OF AREA LATE SAT AS A COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS OVER FAR NW
WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN EVENING AND FROM 25N65W
TO EASTERN CUBA MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON WITHIN 210 NM OF COLD
FRONT N OF 26N...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT. 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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...WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR LOW PRES.
.SUN AND MON...WITHIN 210 NM OF COLD FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT SUN AND 12 TO 18 FT MON. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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