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FZNT25 KNHC 162105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N SAT...
AND ALONG 25N ON SUN. 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6
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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT
W 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 6 TO 8 FT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT E OF 75W SUN NIGHT. 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.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
STALL TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON AS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND EXTENDS FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE AFTERNOON AND FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.
.SUN NIGHT AND 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 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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. COLD FRONT FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. 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
.TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.

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