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FZNT25 KNHC 142114
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 22N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS EVENING 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 LATE SUN WHILE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5
TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE
E AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVES OFF THE TEXAS THU AND INTO THE NW
GULF THU NIGHT EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
FRI THAN STALL FRI AFTERNOON DISSIPATING S. HIGH PRES BUILDS N
OF THE AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF
85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.

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