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FZNT25 KNHC 070841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 07 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 N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU MORNING
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH THROUGH FRI. THE
TROUGH WILL DRIFT WESTWARD FRI THROUGH SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...S OF 25N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA
TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE
SW GULF TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 26N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF
26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
25N. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE W
CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. LOW PRES CENTERED ALONG A TROUGH OVER
THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL DRIFT E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WESTWARD BACK ACROSS THE N
PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT W OF 82W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
W OF 82W TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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