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FZNT26 KNHC 230303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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

WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 73W...
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 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.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
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 9
TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
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 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E 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 CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT EVENING...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 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON MORNING...
THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON. THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE SE
WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL STALL ALONG 24N BY TUE.

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 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 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 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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