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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 OVERNIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT OVERTAKING THE
DYING WARM FRONT...THEN WILL STALL FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. 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 WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. 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
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF
25N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA...MAINTAINING
MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW MAINLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE FRESH WINDS
NE OF THE LEEWARDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE EAST ON SUN...AND MOVES TO THE N
OF PUERTO RICO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W
OF 83W AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W.
.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 AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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