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FZNT26 KNHC 290327
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST WED DEC 28 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...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED BY
STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI THROUGH SUN RESULTING IN INCREASING
TRADES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
LATE MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO
PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN.
.MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT
FRI.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12
FT SUN.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
WEAKEN WHILE REACHING FROM 29N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND SHIFTING E
SUN AS A NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING...THEN
FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W.
FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT... AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU
NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N
OF 23N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 23N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
W OF 74W. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S
OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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