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FZNT26 KNHC 190838
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 19 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
TODAY AND STALL ALONG 20N TONIGHT INTO 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 MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE
THROUGH THU SUBSIDING SOME ON FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF
67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 13N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER
THE WATERS S OF 20N THROUGH TUE NIGHT TUE AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO STALL OVER SE UNITED STATES THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF
BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
N AND NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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