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FZNT26 KNHC 251539
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 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 CONTINUE ACROSS
MOST OF CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WHEN ATLC HIGH PRES WEAKENS
AND SHIFTS E ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO DIMINISH BY THU.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. 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 TO 5 FT THU. 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 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 TO 12 FT THU. S OF 16N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 29N65W TO 29N70W TO 30N80W DISSIPATE
THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW PART OF AREA
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA MON AND FROM
27N65W TO SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT THEN E OF AREA TUE. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW PART OF AREA TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND
FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA WED AND WEAKENING FROM 31N65W TO NW

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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 EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT E OF 72W AND E AT 15 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 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
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
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 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 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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