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FZNT26 KNHC 312118
OFFN05
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SAT DEC 31 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 MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING FROM E CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE.
THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED.
LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING SOME EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN
INCREASING OVER THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED
AND THU.

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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT APPROACH TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT APPROACH
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE.
.WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT APPROACH
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N W OF 60W MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL LATE WED. 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 PAIR OF TROUGHS OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL
LINGER THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS MON
MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS MON WITH LARGE NW SWELL BUILDING
IN TUE. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E OF THE AREA LATE TUE WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING BY WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE WED...REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N MON NIGHT AND TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10
TO 15 KT E OF 70W...AND ALSO N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 24N E OF
70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 30 TO 35 KT BETWEEN
FRONT AND 80W MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT
MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS
30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 21
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT W OF 76W LATE. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W
OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT
PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N
W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W SUBSIDING TO
7 TO 10 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W THROUGHOUT. N OF 27N
E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT
LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N
TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...N
OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT

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