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FZNT26 KNHC 222104
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...GRADUALLY WEAKENING SAT THROUGH MON.
LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD
INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
...GALE WARNING S OF 16N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN E
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT FRI AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S CENTRAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.
.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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT
E OF 70W.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF
70W.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 15N TO 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO 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. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT
REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN STALLING
FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W SUN WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. ANOTHER AND
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SUN
REACHING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON MORNING...THEN FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 14 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 TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. 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. 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 W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. 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 NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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