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FZNT26 KNHC 161538
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 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. COLD FRONT FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE TUE.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N
OF 14N SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 14N SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N
SAT...AND BECOME W TO E ALONG 25N ON SUN. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW WATERS SAT...AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS SUN MORNING...AND ALONG 24N MON...AND DISSIPATE OVER
THE S PORTION THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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
5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
17 FT E OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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