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FZNT25 KNHC 130301
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 WILL DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS AN
E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE SHIFTS INTO THE N PART OF THE AREA.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 74W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N
E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD THE
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL SPREAD E AND ACROSS
ALL OF THE GULF BY 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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL 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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH JUST W 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 TRADE WIND
FLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.

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