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FZNT23 KNHC 111442
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ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL 
N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W 
INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

AMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011
 
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN 
ISLANDS WILL SHIFT W OF AREA MON THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE TROPICAL 
WATERS N OF 16N AS A COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. OTHERWISE 
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN INCREASING THE 
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

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AMZ082-112130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 K. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS IN GULF OF HONDURAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF 
OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N W OF 
80W WED.

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AMZ084-112130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7  FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT SHIFTING TO S THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N.

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AMZ086-112130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NE AND SW PARTS THROUGH TONIGHT.
.THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 
68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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AMZ087-112130-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W MON AND TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT 
IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 16N.
.WED AND THU...W OF WEAK FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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AMZ088-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W 
WILL WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. A TROUGH E OF THE AREA EXTENDS 
FROM 30N65W TO 19N60W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO 20N66W MON...
THEN BEGIN MOVING E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MON NIGHT AND E OF AREA 
LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU IN 
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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AMZ080-112130-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE WATERS.
.TUE...S OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN 
NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE 
PART.
.WED...S OF 22N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E 
TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL 
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

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FORECASTER NELSON