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FZNT26 KNHC 241532
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 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 TRADEWINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON BEFORE
HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E....ALLOWING TRADEWINDS
TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 69W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.MON...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 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT
EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S
OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N
AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL N OF 17N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N76W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SINK
SLOWLY SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO 29N81W THIS EVENING
AND STALL. PORTION OF FRONT W OF 75W WILL LIFT N AND BECOME
ILL DEFINED SUN WHILE E PORTION WEAKENS AS IT SINKS FURTHER S
TO ALONG 27N65W BY SUN EVENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER NW PORTIONS MON MORNING AND MOVE S...REACHING FROM
29N65W TO 29N81W MON EVENING. W PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL
LIFT N AS WARM FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE WHILE E PORTION SINKS S
TO 25N65W BY TUE MORNING AS A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO E GULF OF MEXICO. THIS THIRD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW
PORTION EARLY TUE EVENING AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 30N
LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N E OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E AND S OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 24N E
OF 77W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING E TO SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 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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