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FZNT25 KNHC 111446
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 11 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO 28N80W
WILL WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. A TROUGH E OF THE AREA
EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO 19N60W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO
20N66W MON... THEN BEGIN MOVING E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MON
NIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH THU IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE OF BAHAMAS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE WATERS.
.TUE...S OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE
PART.
.WED...S OF 22N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS AREA WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE W GULF TUE AND
SPREADING E ACROSS ALL WATERS BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS THU NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S PART.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT S OF 25N BY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS WILL SHIFT W OF AREA MON THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE
TROPICAL WATERS N OF 16N AS A COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT THROUGH
THU. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL STRENGTHEN
INCREASING THE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 K.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS IN GULF OF HONDURAS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF
OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N W OF
80W WED.

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