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FZNT26 KNHC 192107
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD EASTWARD
THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE ATLC WATERS
N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL 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
.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 AND
NE 25 TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF
15N E OF 67W 4 TO 6 FT AND 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE.
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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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.
.SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO EASTERN 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
.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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 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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