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FZNT26 KNHC 250252
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 EASTERN 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 30N65W 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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