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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 JUST N OF HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E AND
WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO DROP
SE TO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FRONT WILL
THEN BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 20N TUE AND WED AS STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDS S ACROSS MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
LARGE N SWELLS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC
AND NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH MON NIGHT. ANOTHER
BATCH OF LARGE N SWELLS WILL BE BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 BUILDING TO 8
TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 13 FT IN NE
SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 15N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 18N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N.
.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 N
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND TO S FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...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 TO THE SE UNITED STATES
COAST THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 9
TO 14 FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 73W 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 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W
OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE 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 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 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 4 TO 7 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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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