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FZNT26 KNHC 202132
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 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...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N54W TO THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS THEN W ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA WILL
SINK VERY SLOWLY S THROUGH THU...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 WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND
THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE AND
BECOME MORE NE THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO
11 FT IN LARGE N SWELL THROUGH CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 17N...AND S OF 15N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30
KT W OF 70W WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 65W LATE SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT W
OF 70W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13
FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE 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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 57W SUN. 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
SINK SLOWLY S AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL
BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH SAT...THEN SLIDE
EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUN...HIGHEST NW.
N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL SUN. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SAT
AND 6 TO 8 FT SUN... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

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