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FZNT25 KNHC 040914
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 04 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...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA WITH
RIDGE EXTENDING SW OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. THE SURFACE RIDGE
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH PRES CENTER
SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS THROUGH MIDWEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE SE COAST THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 25N65W TO 20N73W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 28N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 26N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL RETREAT
EASTWARD LATE SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. 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 WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE OF THE GULF THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME N 10 TO 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED...WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEAK TROUGHING WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR W TROPICAL N ATLC AND
FAR E CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGH LATE MON...THEN SHIFT E ACROSS
THE TROPICAL N ATLC TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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