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FZNT26 KNHC 100836
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011

...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...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA MAINTAINING
MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS NE OF THE LEEWARDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A
TROUGH ENTERS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT...MOVING NW
OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL... HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE.
.WED...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WILL
MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
SUN MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN
PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA MON...RETREATING TO E OF THE AREA TUE
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE TO
ALONG 31N BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NW PORTION...BECOMING NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N E OF
70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
SE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...S OF 29N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5
TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N
OF 28N LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.

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