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FZNT26 KNHC 160300
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST THU DEC 15 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 N OF AREA WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE
TO E WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N55W TO 16N62W
WILL STALL OUT ALONG 14N/15N FRI GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH
SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE N WATERS OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY TUE BRINGING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND
SEAS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC. N OF 15N E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 67W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT S OF 13N E OF 67W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL S OF 13N E OF 67W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE
TO E S OF 12N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...N OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL N OF 13N AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 13N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 20N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
9 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE NW
WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS THE HIGH
SETTLES ALONG 31N. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N LATE SAT
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N66W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING THEN ALONG 23N/24N
MON MORNING WHILE WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE
SE PORTION BY LATE MON INTO TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N
OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO
10 FT E OF 75W LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8
FT LATE... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND
NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS
W OF 75W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 73W AND 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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