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FZNT25 KNHC 110322
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO NE
FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE SE THROUGH SUN AND STALL FROM 31N67W TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE LATE MON. ANOTHER TROUGH
WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA
MON...THEN RETREAT E OF THE AREA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 31N BY LATE WED
AND THU WITH A BELT OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADES S OF 26N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 9 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 LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASING NE 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 WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN
NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT
S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 29N E OF 70W N TO NE 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 68W 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 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.WED...S OF 22N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W AND E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
AND TROUGHING IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS YIELDING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN NIGHT
THROUGH TUE ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF WED AS THE
HIGH SHIFTS NE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TX COAST BY THU
NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 22N TO 26N.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...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 E TO SE N OF
25N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N WED.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
PART.
.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.
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT
AND GUSTY NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6
TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF
20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF
85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN 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 WITHIN 60 NM OF
THE COAST OF HONDURAS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
..MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO
25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF
20N W OF 80W WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA.

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