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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N56W TO THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE WED AND WED NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND OVER THE N CENTRAL AND
NE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS PRODUCING
ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS WILL PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...THEN BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE SOME ON FRI AND INTO SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N...AND S OF 13N.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 16N W OF 72W.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM
11N TO 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 14 FT N OF 16N...AND TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 16N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N
OF 18N. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
IN N TO NE SWELL N OF 16N...AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 16N.
.SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH
SAT...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR
SE PART.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15
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 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT OVER FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 74W
AND 78W 5 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
FAR NW PART.


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