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FZNT25 KNHC 150308
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE ZONE
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE NW. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. 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 31N72W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING THEN
FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN EVENING THE STALL ALONG
23N/24N E OF THE BAHAMAS BY MON WHILE WEAKENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 FAR SE PART NEAR
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
W TO NW WINDS W OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 27N
TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. 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 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4
TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED
NW AND NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N W OF
77W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT
E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI
AFTERNOON THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN AND MOVE E
MON...ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP AGAIN

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 RELAXES OVER THAT REGION. A
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC
TONIGHT WILL STALL OUT ALONG 15N FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 10 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 82W 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 6 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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