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FZNT26 KNHC 262057
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST MON DEC 26 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 PERSIST ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING WED AND THU...THEN
RETURNING FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE SW N ATLC.
LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC WED THROUGH SAT.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 THROUGH THU...W OF 70W NE TO 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 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL WED
NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
2O TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW PORTION TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N71W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED MORNING...STALLING FROM 30N65W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL LINGER AND BECOME DIFFUSE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N
W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 23N
TO 25N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT ...AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 73W.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N...AND NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT E OF 73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

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