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FZNT26 KNHC 242116
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 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 SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES S TO PANAMA MON
THEN DISSIPATE TUE WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION CROSSES THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE MON...THE MONA PASSAGE LATE MON AND REACH THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N 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 SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 15N. 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 15 TO 20 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
9 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...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 31N77W TO SOUTHERN
FLORIDA SUN MORNING...FROM 31N64W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING
AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED.

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...
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N FACING PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH 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 E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT
IN NW SWELL. NE OF BAHAMAS TO 75W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
REMAINDER AREA NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.WED...N OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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