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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 24 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 IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND EXTEND FROM
CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF ON HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AND STALL MON THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN TUE.
THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 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
SWELL. .TUE...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL
MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A COASTAL FRONT AND LOW
PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW WATERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 27N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE.

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 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 N
FACING PASSAGES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 N FACING
PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .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 NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO

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