000 FZNT25 KNHC 022103 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI DEC 2 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 THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN SHIFT NE WHILE WEAKENING EARLY NEXT WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA WED...AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 28N SUN...AND 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED. STRONG OFFSHORE WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF WATERS. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N, .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL BUILD EASTWARD THROUGH SUN...THEN SHIFT NE WHILE WEAKENING EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAK TROUGHING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 85W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT AND SUN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$