000 FZNT25 KNHC 071507 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 DRIFT WESTWARD FRI THROUGH SUN. A LOW MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR NE FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS .THIS AFTERNOON...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 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N 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 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. 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 TO NE 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 AND SUN...N TO 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 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$