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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON DEC 19 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD EASTWARD
THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY AND STALL ALONG 20N TONIGHT INTO
WED. LARGE N SWELLS PRODUCING RATHER HIGH SEA CONDITIONS WILL
PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN
TUE THROUGH THU...THEN SUBSIDE SOME ON FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N E OF 67W 4 TO 6
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N W OF 69W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.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...HIGHEST S OF 16N W OF 71W.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 12N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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
BUILDING TO 10 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 10 TO 14
FT IN N SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE TO THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH WED
WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN A RIDGE
WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SE U.S. ON FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 N TO NE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 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 12 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN N AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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