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FZNT26 KNHC 260847
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 26 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 TODAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TODAY AND EXTEND
FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS TONIGHT. 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 EARLY TUE AND REACHES
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS STRETCHING FROM 22N60W TUE
AFTERNOON AND 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
BY SUNRISE TOADY AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CUBA NEAR
21N75W EARLY MON MORNING AND LIE OVER FAR SE WATERS EARLY TUE
MORNING BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA. 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 28N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW 30
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 420 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
REMAINDER AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO
BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E
OF FRONT S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF 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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