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FZNT26 KNHC 251510
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT DEC 25 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 ATLC WATERS WILL PROPAGATE
THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH SUN. 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 STRETCHING FROM 20N55W TO

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS E OF 67W. 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 AND WED...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE AND WED EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE SE COAST
OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED. E OF
67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN
ATLC PASSAGES LATE TUE AND WED.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING
TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 17N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW
SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUN
MORNING...FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF
THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING SUN THROUGH EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF
FRONT...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N E OF 69W EARLY AND SW WINDS 15 KT N
OF 27N W OF 76W AND S TO SW WINDS 10 KT S OF 27N W OF 76W LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W AND 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W
OF 76W EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF
BAHAMAS TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT W PART LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF
70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT AHEAD OF FRONT
AND 12 TO 20 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20
TO 30 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 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF
BAHAMAS TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E
OF 77W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. 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 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF 71W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 71W. FROM 23N TO 27N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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