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FZNT26 KNHC 220929
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 22 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 PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE TROPICS THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON. 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...
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS TODAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E
SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E
OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH
MIDDAY FRI THEN SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN STALL SAT NIGHT FROM
29N65W TO NE FLORIDA. THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N
WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE
AREA ON SUN. AS THE LOW CONTINUES NE IT WILL DRAG A STRONGER
COLD FRONT TO A LINE FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON WITH
THE FRONT STALLING E TO W ALONG 25N MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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

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