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FZNT26 KNHC 292105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 TONIGHT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND INCREASING TRADES ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON REACHING FROM EASTERN CUBA
TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N.
.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 THROUGH 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SUN.
.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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N 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 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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.
.TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WILL DEGENERATE INTO A TROUGH TONIGHT DRIFTING W THROUGH
SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH SAT NIGHT
PUSHING E OF THE AREA SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE
MON...REACHING FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 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 1 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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
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 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST E OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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