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FZNT25 KNHC 080841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 08 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO THE FLORIDA
STRAITS WILL SHIFT E AND STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
CUBA BY TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DRIFT WESTWARD
SLOWLY FRI AND SAT AND DISSIPATE. A TROUGH MAY ENTER THE E PART
OF THE AREA SUN INTO MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISH TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF
26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY N OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONTAL
BOUNDARY NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF
FRONTAL BOUNDARY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 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.
.SUN...W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY 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 W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .MON...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 24N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED SE OF THE AREA. WINDS OVER
THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN ALLOWING SOME INCREASE IN
WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF REGION. SE RETURN FLOW IS
EXPECTED W OF 95W BY MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT TO NE TO E
AND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO
3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7
FT S OF 26N TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR W CARIBBEAN WILL STALL
AND DISSIPATE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN FROM WESTERN CUBA TO BELIZE
THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES JUST E OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
IS CENTERED NEAR 21N55W WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE
THROUGH TOMORROW WHILE THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE
E CARIBBEAN BY LATE FRI. A SECOND TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS
THE N HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS THIS WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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