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FZNT25 KNHC 101532
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 30N78W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MERGE
WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY
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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT AND BECOMING
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY W
OF 74W. .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 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 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 WINDS 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...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING N OF THE AREA RESULTING IN
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN
NIGHT THROUGH TUE ALLOWING 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...N OF 27N AND E OF 87W S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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 26N AND 6 TO 9
FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
WEEKEND THROUGH MIDWEEK. FRESH WINDS OVER THE N PORTION OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE E TONIGHT AND MOVES NW OF THE ZONE EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. E OF 85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N W OF 78W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W TONIGHT
AND WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF HONDURAS SUN THROUGH MON. 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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