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FZNT25 KNHC 042058
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST SUN DEC 4 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 RIDGE OVER THE SE UNITED STATES
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MIDWEEK AS THE HIGH PRES CENTER SHIFTS SE
AND WEAKENS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE COAST LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 25N65W TO 20N73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W E 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS
AND 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5

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 MOBILE
ALABAMA TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. FRONT BRIEFLY
STALLS IN THE SAME AREA WED BEFORE ADVANCING E AND EXTENDING
FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN BY LATE THU...AND E OF THE AREA THU
NIGHT/EARLY FRI. 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
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING 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 ALONG
FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE.

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
.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 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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