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FZNT26 KNHC 120836
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 12 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 TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK RESULTING IN A TIGHTER
PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. THIS WILL FRESHEN
TRADEWIND FLOW BY MIDWEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART THROUGH TONIGHT.
.WED...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO
15 KT LEE OF HAITI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF
HAITI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E
OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 15N LATE.
.FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W AND BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT W OF 58W TONIGHT. 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 IN NE SWELL TUE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.WED...N OF 18N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N.
.THU...N OF 17N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE
AREA AND A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 22N66W WILL PRODUCE
GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE FAR NW PORTION UNTIL AFTERNOON. THE
TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF 65W TUE MORNING AS THE HIGH SHIFTS SE.
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH MID
WEEK...DIMINISHING IN THE N PORTION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS
THE HIGH SETTLES ALONG 30N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 74W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART TUE.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO
25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NW
PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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