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FZNT25 KNHC 041734
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 25N65W TO 20N73W
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF LINE 25N65W TO 20N73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...AND FROM WRN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. FRONT
BRIEFLY STALLS IN THE SAME AREA WED BEFORE ADVANCING E AND
EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE
THU. INCREASING NLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MAY REACH
GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF LATE WED AND THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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...DIMINISHING 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 ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH TUE. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 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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