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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...FROM 23N65W TO 22N77W MON MORNING...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 EXCEPT S
TO SW 10 KT N OF 30N. 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 4 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO
6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND
NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 75W. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 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 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4
TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W. SEAS 10 TO
17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N W OF
75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 8 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 W OF BAHAMAS.

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 MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING AND
EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING AND
FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 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 14N55W TO 13N61W WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO 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 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. W OF 83W NE
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 82W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF
17N E OF 80W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 17N E
OF 80W LATE.
.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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