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FZNT26 KNHC 141534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED DEC 14 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 OVER THE SE UNITED STATES EXTENDS A RIDGE
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ENCOMPASSING THE MAJORITY OF THE
CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS OVER THAT REGION. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON
STALLING OUT ALONG 15N FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT IN PASSAGES AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN PASSAGES AND LEE OF DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC. N OF 15N E OF 66W 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 57W VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
TONIGHT. N OF 15N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 57W N TO
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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT N OF 12N 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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SE TO ALONG 31N
THU...THEN TO ALONG 27N LATE SAT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES S
OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS SUN MORNING THEN FROM 31N26W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION TODAY.
.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 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT W 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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