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FZNT26 KNHC 180317
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 20N TUE INTO WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .MON AND MON 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 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 13 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT 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 1021 MB HIGH NEAR 27N69W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
SE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY SUN AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO 28N81W WILL REACH 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

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT W OF 78W AND W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF LINE FROM 26N65W TO 22N77W N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 76W. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF LINE
FROM 26N65W TO 22N77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
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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