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FZNT26 KNHC 231509
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 SUN AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF
ON HONDURAS LATE SUN AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO PANAMA

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E OF 67W 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 FROM 31N65W TO SEBASTIAN INLET WILL MOVE
TO 23N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING AND E OF THE AREA FRI
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT AS A
COASTAL FRONT DEVELOPS OVER NW WATERS AND LOW PRES MOVES ALONG
IT OVERNIGHT SAT NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
31N79W TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N66W TO
EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING.

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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N E OF BAHAMAS W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 25N NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 27N SW WINDS 25
TO 35 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT DECREASING 20 TO 30
KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND
12 TO 20 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. 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 2 TO 4 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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