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FZNT26 KNHC 231534
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 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...STRONG PRES GRADIENT PERSIST ACROSS TROPICS THROUGH
FRI WEAKENING SAT THROUGH MON. LARGE N SWELLS PROPAGATING INTO
TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI.

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...
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF
68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.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 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF
COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT E OF 70W.
.TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 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...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN STALL FROM 28N66W TO
27N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT
MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W
EARLY MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON.
NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT MOVE E WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION STALLS
ALONG 24N BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 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 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING NE 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 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO 20 KT
LATE THEN NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N
TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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