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FZNT26 KNHC 252104
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. MEANWHILE
MODERATE NE TO E WINDS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE TO
FRESH TO STRONG THU AND FRI AS A TROUGH APPROACHES. LARGE
NORTHERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED
THROUGH FRI.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30
KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 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 4 TO 7 FT S OF 15N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E
OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N
AND E SWELL FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
LATE TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON
MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA MON EVENING...MOVING E OF
THE AREA TUE MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS TUE AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WED MORNING...THEN FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A THIRD AND WEAKER
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25
KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 72W AND E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO
13 FT E OF 70W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING S
TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING W TO NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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