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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 VICINITY OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
SW TO NEAR 15N74W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION
MOVES THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR
20N55W TO 17N62W DURING WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ATLC HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE
THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR RATHER FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE AND S OF
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8
TO 10 FT TUE AND 9 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 66W NE WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 16N61W TO 12N73W TO LINE FROM
18N72W TO 17N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE 18N72W TO 17N75W 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...
HIGHEST W OF 71W. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 13N NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BECOMING
N TO NE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N SUBSIDING TO 9
TO 12 FT FRI...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N.
.SAT...NW OF LINE FROM 17N55W TO 14N61W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF SAME LINE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE WATERS NEAR THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS WED THEN SLIDE E TO NE OF THE BAHAMAS BY LATE
THU BEFORE MERGING WITH STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES FROM THE N FRI
AND SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 69W...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N E OF 69W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT
IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 74W NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 79W 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 74W N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 69W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT
IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO
16 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 75W AND 77W 8 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N W OF 71W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT....EXCEPT W OF 78W NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING
NE TO E 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL W OF
BAHAMAS.


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