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FZNT26 KNHC 110836
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 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 N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO
FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON
NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA
TUE THROUGH THU WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG
AND EXPANDING TO THE SW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH IN THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SHIFT NW
TONIGHT...SLOWLY MOVING BACK TO THE SE AND THROUGH THE AREA

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND TO 25 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN LEE OF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND TO 9 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART THROUGH
TONIGHT. .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 EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND
NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY 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. WINDS SHIFTING
TO N TO NE WEST OF TROUGH TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...
HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N.
.WED...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR
TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO
28N78W...TURNING S AND BECOMING STATIONARY TO GRAND BAHAMA.
THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT WHILE A TROUGH CROSSES
65W FROM THE E THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT BACK E
OF THE AREA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE CAROLINAS. THE
HIGH WILL SHIFT SE SETTLING ALONG 31N THU. FRESH TO STRONG NE
WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS THROUGH THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N
TO NE 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 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...S OF 25N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5
TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 8 TO
12 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 INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25
KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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