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FZNT26 KNHC 110321
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...STRONG 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
.TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
.THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN
LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W MON AND TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20
KT N OF 20N W OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR
NW. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO NE
FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE SE THROUGH SUN AND STALL FROM 31N67W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE LATE MON. ANOTHER TROUGH
WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA
MON...THEN RETREAT E OF THE AREA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 31N BY LATE WED
AND THU WITH A BELT OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADES S OF 26N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 9 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 LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASING NE 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 WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 29N E OF 70W N TO NE 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 68W 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 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...S OF 22N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W AND E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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