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FZNT26 KNHC 232117
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS CONTINUES TO BLOW
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLIGHTLY
DIMINISH SAT THROUGH MON AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. NE SWELLS
ARE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N
OF 17N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THIS EVENING
AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN STALL
FROM 28N66W TO 28N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. A SECOND AND
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING
FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE E
WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL MOVE BACK AND N OF AREA BY TUE. A
THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION ON TUE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF
78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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