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FZNT26 KNHC 220337
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS MOST OF
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 17N W OF 71W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. N OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 25
TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SQUALLS. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N THROUGH
THU. SCATTERED SQUALLS ELSEWHERE THROUGH THU.
.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.
.MON...N OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 69W. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF 65W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30
KT IN SQUALLS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...
EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 13N. SCATTERED SQUALLS FROM 15N TO 19N.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO
17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT

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...AND THEN FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO
N 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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