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FZNT26 KNHC 270852
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 27 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...A COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO THE BORDER OF NICARAGUA
AND COSTA RICA WILL REACH FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO 14N75W EARLY
TUE MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AS
THE LEADING EDGE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
EARLY WED MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WATERS BY TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE FROM 20N55W TO 15N61W
EARLY WED MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA BEHIND THIS
COLD FRONT THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25
TO 30 KT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE AND EXTENDING S OF THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC TO 15N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT TUE
NIGHT AND WED. E OF 66W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONTAL REMNANTS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SE OF
FRONTAL REMNANTS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N 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 AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI N OF
16N. SEAS 10 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 COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 22N65W TO 19N69W MON NIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE
AREA EARLY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT TUE TO 29N73W THU MORNING BEFORE BECOMING ABSORBED
IN HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM THE N BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.TODAY...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF 76W BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 24
FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N W OF
FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5
TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16
TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N E OF 78W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL.
REMAINDER AREA W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W
OF 78W AND SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF 68W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N LATE AND
BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF
BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 79W WINDS
DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 71W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W.
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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 20 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU THEN
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE FRI. N OF 26N W OF 72W E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU THEN BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF
26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI.

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