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FZNT26 KNHC 260242
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 EARLY 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 22N60W TUE
AFTERNOON...REACHING 20N55W TO 17N61W BY WED MORNING WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...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
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
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 AND MON NIGHT...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 15 TO 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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL
N OF 17N AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST
OVERNIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUN
MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF
THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED
AND THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE 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 WINDS BECOMING S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF
70W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N FACING
PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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