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FZNT26 KNHC 140308
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...HIGH OVER THE SE U.S. EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT 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
.TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 20 TO 25 KT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN MONA PASSAGE. E
OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .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.
.SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 58W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 57W. 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 N OF 15N E
OF 60W. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 THU NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 24N74W. FRESH
TO STRONG N WINDS ARE NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WHICH IS
FORECAST TO MOVE E OF AREA WED NIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
OVER THE ZONE 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
.TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 25N65W TO 20N74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. 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 THU NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG

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