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FZNT25 KNHC 160919
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 16 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N
SAT...AND BECOME W TO E ALONG 25N ON SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT...AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE
NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING...AND ALONG 24N MON...AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE S PORTION THROUGH TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
17 FT E OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E
15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N E OF 90W WILL SHIFT E AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND STALLS
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES OVER
THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL REESTABLISH OVER THE NW
GULF SUN NIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON.
A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST AROUND SUNRISE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE
TO E WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 18N55W TO
15N61W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A SECOND COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...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.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8

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