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FZNT26 KNHC 242107
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.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 5 TO 8 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 N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N.
.MON AND MON 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.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 AND THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL N OF 17N BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THU. S OF 16N NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN E SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N73W TO E 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 TO 31N75W BY SUN EVENING. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS MON MORNING AND MOVE S...REACHING
FROM 28N65W TO 28N81W 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 THEN STALL FROM
31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 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 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 AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT E OF
70W. 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
24N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20
TO 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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