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FZNT26 KNHC 211509
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SAT WITH FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE TRADES ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THIS
WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR THE AREA OF STRONGER WINDS TO BECOME
CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. MEANWHILE LARGE NORTHERLY
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 16N W OF 73W...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SUN.
E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH THU
NIGHT SHIFTING E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT...DISSIPATING AS IT STALLS FROM
NEAR 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO SE
FLORIDA LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN SE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE
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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