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FZNT25 KNHC 120837
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 12 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 TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE
AREA AND A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 22N66W WILL PRODUCE
GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE FAR NW PORTION UNTIL AFTERNOON. THE
TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF 65W TUE MORNING AS THE HIGH SHIFTS SE.
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH MID
WEEK...DIMINISHING IN THE N PORTION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS
THE HIGH SETTLES ALONG 30N.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 74W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PART TUE.
.WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO
25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NW
PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W. 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 N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE W GULF BY TUE...
SPREADING TO ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THU NIGHT...MOVING
BACK INLAND FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE WINDS N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 26N LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N LATE THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.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 WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF
THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK RESULTING IN A TIGHTER
PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. THIS WILL FRESHEN
TRADEWIND FLOW BY MIDWEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF
OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N E OF 79W LATE WED.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 BETWEEN CUBA
AND JAMAICA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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