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FZNT25 KNHC 081506
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA
NEAR 23N81W WILL SHIFT E AND STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EAST
CUBA BY TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DRIFT WESTWARD 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 27N E OF FRONT SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N 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...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA FRI
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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO
10 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT AND SEAS 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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.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 STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR W CARIBBEAN WILL
DISSIPATE FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS THROUGH
TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 20N55W WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING SW TO THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE LOW WILL DRIFT
WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
ELSEWHERE W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W
AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF
84W AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL. .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

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