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FZNT25 KNHC 132105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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
.TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 28N65W TO 21N75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. 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 THU NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NE
THROUGH WED 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...THEN
SINK S AND WEAKEN ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 24N AND BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH 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 WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS BY AFTERNOON AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
S OF 26N LATE TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. 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.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 25N.

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 AFTERNOON...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 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. W OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL.

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