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FZNT26 KNHC 301457
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI DEC 30 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...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...AND REACH FROM
EASTERN CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD N
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS SUBSIDING SOME NEXT WEEK.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 65W AND NEAR
HISPANIOLA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
.TUE...W OF 66W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE 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 11 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N69W TO THE
NW BAHAMAS WILL MEANDER TILL A SECOND COLD FRONT MERGES WITH IT
SAT NIGHT. A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS
LATE SUN...OVERTAKE THE INITIAL FRONTS FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE
BAHAMAS MON NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA
JUST BEFORE SUNRISE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W
TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT E OF FRONT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FROM 24N TO 27N...AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NW OF FRONT E OF 75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT...AND BEHIND FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF
FRONT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. 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
5 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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 76W 12
TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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