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FZNT26 KNHC 210826
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 21 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 FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT TODAY FROM
20N55W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ACROSS THE NE
CARIBBEAN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE AND BECOME MORE NE ON
THU AND FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY 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.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 70W NE TO
E WINDS 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...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...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 30N THROUGH THU
NIGHT THEN SHIFT E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO 31N81W SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. 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
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FROM 27N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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