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FZNT25 KNHC 112056
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 TROUGH E OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT W INTO THE AREA
AND 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 FRI IN THE WAKE OF THE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 AND

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH 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 AND FRI...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 LESSER
ANTILLES WILL SHIFT W OF AREA MON THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE
TROPICAL WATERS N OF 16N AS A COLD FRONT TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILDING OVER THE SW N ATLC WATERS WILL HELP
TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS
FRESHENING TRADEWIND FLOW BY MIDWEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 OVER THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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