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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 03 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN UNITED
STATES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC MON THROUGH WED
WHILE WEAKENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF
THE SE U.S. COAST LATE ON WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8
TO 14 FT SUN NE OF THE BAHAMAS...AND TO 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 24N E OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 72W WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 78W BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. E OF 72W N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. E OF 72W S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 78W NW 15 TO
20 KT...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF 78W S OF 26N 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND INTO THE NW GULF
EARLY ON MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE GULF LATE WED. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE
DIMINISHING ON WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO
8 FT. .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 TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 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. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT. WEAK TROUGHING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE
FAR EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH LATE MON BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE
WESTERN TROPICAL N ATLC TUE AND WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 84W 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT W OF 81W...AND 2 TO
3 FT E OF 81W.


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