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FZNT26 KNHC 172109
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT DEC 17 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 REGION WILL MAINTAIN NE FLOW ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH MON. THE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON NIGHT
AND STALL ALONG 21N TUE INTO WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 66W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E
OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 14N E OF 68W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E
OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13
FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1023 MB HIGH NEAR 29N68W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
SE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY SUN AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE S
PORTION MON AND TUE AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND
NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 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 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SW OF
BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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