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FZNT26 KNHC 090833
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 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...A DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
19N55W TO MARTINIQUE WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH EARLY

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW PORTION SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 18N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 60W MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N
OF 18N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL
CUBA NEAR 22N78W WILL LIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT TODAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT OVERTAKING THE WARM
FRONT...THEN WILL STALL FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE
SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO
AND BERMUDA LATE SUN AND MON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE
WITH THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MON AND TUE...THEN WILL MERGE
WITH THE TROUGH AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE.

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. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT
NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 12 FT NW PORTION.
.MON...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND TROUGH. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.

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