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FZNT25 KNHC 141535
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED DEC 14 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL MOVE SE TO ALONG 31N
THU...THEN TO ALONG 27N LATE SAT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES S
OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE NORTHERN
BAHAMAS SUN MORNING THEN FROM 31N26W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION TODAY.
.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 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT W 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE E AS A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO TEXAS THU AND INTO THE NW GULF THU
NIGHT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY FRI THAN
STALL FRI AFTERNOON DISSIPATING ON SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES EXTENDS A RIDGE
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ENCOMPASSING THE MAJORITY OF THE
CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN
THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS OVER THAT REGION. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THIS AFTERNOON
STALLING OUT ALONG 15N FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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.
.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 82W 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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