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FZNT26 KNHC 130839
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 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 SURFACE TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL DRIFT E THROUGH THE WEEK. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE
NW CARIBBEAN BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE N AND LOWER PRES IN THE
SW CARIBBEAN WILL INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD TO ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT TO 8 FT LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST CENTRAL
PART. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. E OF 68W NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 15N LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART FRI.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 58W VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 57W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW HALF WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PART.
.THU...N OF 18N W OF 57W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 16N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
CENTRAL PART.
.FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH ALONG 65W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY
THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL MOVE SE TO ALONG 31N THU THROUGH FRI DIMINISHING WINDS
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW PORTION SAT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. 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. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. 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.
.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 20
TO 25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...BECOMING
NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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