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FZNT25 KNHC 130840
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 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 TROUGH ALONG 65W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY
THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WILL
MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL MOVE SE TO ALONG 31N THU THROUGH FRI DIMINISHING WINDS
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW PORTION SAT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. 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. .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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. 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.
.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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW 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 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...BECOMING
NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD TO THE SE TO
ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO NE MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY
LATE FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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 SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
25N. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT N OF 26N.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC
WILL DRIFT E THROUGH THE WEEK. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE
NW CARIBBEAN BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE N AND LOWER PRES IN THE
SW CARIBBEAN WILL INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD TO ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF
HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT CENTRAL WATERS AND NEAR JAMAICA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S APPROACH TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN LEE OF
CUBA. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W.
.SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 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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