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FZNT26 KNHC 101531
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
WEEKEND THROUGH MIDWEEK. FRESH WINDS OVER THE N PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE E TONIGHT AND MOVES NW OF THE ZONE EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N E OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE
WINDS S OF 10N. 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 9 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 30N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MERGE
WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY
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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT AND BECOMING
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY W
OF 74W. .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 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 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 WINDS 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...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

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