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FZNT26 KNHC 310306
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...REACHING FROM
EASTERN CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM
CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO THE CENTRAL SW CARIBBEAN WED. 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
.TONIGHT...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 11 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
E SWELL. .TUE...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
N AND E SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 16N. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT...DISSIPATING SUN. A MUCH
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING
FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W MON MORNING...THEN FROM 31N67W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE...DIMINISHING
WED. LARGE NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE SE TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE...
.TONIGHT....N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT E OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W
OF 78W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL E OF FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE 10 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 24N.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 SHIFTING
TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W
OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF
76W SAT NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE 10 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 24N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. FROM 23N TO
28N N TO NE 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 WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING
TO 13 TO 21 FT E OF 77W AND SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 77W
LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 15 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... HIGHEST N OF 23N...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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