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FZNT26 KNHC 281504
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED BY
STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO
INCREASE THROUGHOUT. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE
TO PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...30 KT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E
SWELL FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL RAPIDLY
MOVE E AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU THEN
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT...THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AS A FRONTAL TROUGH
FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE FRI. WEAK HIGH PRESS
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS THROUGHOUT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N OF
25N NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE
TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 75 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 73W. FROM 22N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF 68W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 68W. FROM 22N TO 29N SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


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