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FZNT25 KNHC 121449
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 BROAD N TO S TROUGH ALONG 65W WILL MOVE E OF AREA
LATE TUE. HIGH PRESS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
WED NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS DIMINISH THU AND FRI AS AN E TO W
RIDGE SETS UP FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N
E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S 5 TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF
75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N AND S OF S OF 25N W OF 70W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT
4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.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 20
TO 25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS EARLY THU. 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 VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS THE SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL SPREAD E AND ACROSS ALL OF THE
GULF WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
WATERS THU NIGHT AND STALL BRIEFLY FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SE
TEXAS ON FRI...THEN DRIFT W FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S
PART FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.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...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E 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.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH OVER NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL
N ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 14N TUE
THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF AREA INCREASING
THE NE FLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT CENTRAL WATERS.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF JAMAICA.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S APPROACH
TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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