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FZNT25 KNHC 100837
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 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 TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WILL
MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
SUN MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN
PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA MON...RETREATING TO E OF THE AREA TUE
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE TO
ALONG 31N BY LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NW PORTION...BECOMING NE
TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N E OF
70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
SE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.TUE...S OF 29N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5
TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF
28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N
OF 28N LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...NEW HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD IN THIS
WEEKEND RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE
HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR WINDS
TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF WED AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO
THE NE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
WINDS 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT N OF 25N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 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 PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS NE OF THE LEEWARDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A
TROUGH ENTERS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT...MOVING NW
OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 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 N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W WED.

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