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FZNT25 KNHC 152108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST THU DEC 15 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...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE NW
WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS THE HIGH
SETTLES ALONG 31N. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N LATE SAT
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N71W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING THEN FROM 25N65W TO
THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING WHILE WEAKENING. THE FRONT
WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION BY LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF
29N 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. FROM 27N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30
KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT
WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 6 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 20 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 OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF 70W
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE
TO S WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W AND
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 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 LATE TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE
FRI THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN MOVING E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NE COAST OF MEXICO.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ENCOMPASSING THE MAJORITY OF THE
CARIBBEAN BY FRI. 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 WILL
STALL OUT ALONG 15N FRI GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. A
SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE N WATERS OF THE
TROPICAL N ATLC BY TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 17N E OF 82W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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