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FZNT26 KNHC 230921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 23 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. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE
GULF ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM E CUBA TO PANAMA LATE MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 8
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 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 8 TO 10 FT IN N

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES FROM 31N72W TO N FLORIDA WILL MOVE
TO 27N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT 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 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN AND FROM 27N65W TO HAITI
MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN
210 NM OF FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
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 DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT
MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 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

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