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FZNT26 KNHC 131536
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE W CENTRAL ATLC
S-SE TO THE N LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE FORCED
SLOWLY E TO ALONG 55W BY WED EVENING THEN E OF 50W THU NIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH TO PRODUCE A TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT AND FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY
SHIFTING E INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...THEN ENCOMPASS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 17N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W OF 57W TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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 ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG 64W/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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
.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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