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FZNT25 KNHC 131537
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG 64W/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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
.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
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
MEANDER ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS AND WEAKEN THROUGH

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT SE PART
LATE. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N THIS EVENING...BECOMING E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL S OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.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 5 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...AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE W CENTRAL ATLC
S-SE TO THE N LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS MORNING...AND WILL BE FORCED
SLOWLY E TO ALONG 55W BY WED EVENING THEN E OF 50W THU NIGHT.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE TROUGH TO PRODUCE A TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT AND FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY
SHIFTING E INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...THEN ENCOMPASS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SE PORTIONS LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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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