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FZNT26 KNHC 291456
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 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...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THIS WEEKEND
INCREASING TRADES ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
STALL TONIGHT THEN DRIFT W WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH
SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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