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FZNT25 KNHC 091503
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST FRI DEC 09 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WILL LIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT OVERTAKING THE WARM FRONT...THEN WILL
STALL FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH
WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA MON. A
REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MON
NIGHT...THEN WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE
AREA BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO NE
WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT
NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...WINDS
SHIFTING NE TO E THROUGHOUT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 26N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND
3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND TROUGH. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY.
STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN
MON AND TUE ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN
WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
19N55W TO GUADELOUPE WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH EARLY

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
W OF 83W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 80W. S OF 18N NE TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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