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FZNT25 KNHC 171511
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 1023 MB HIGH NEAR 29N68W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
SE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY SUN AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...AND EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN AND DISSIPATE OVER THE S
PORTION MON AND TUE AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 74W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF
BAHAMAS... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N. .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 27N W OF 75W SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF
75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. S
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT SW
OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. .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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 28N90W
TO 26N95W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE COLD
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE GULF ON SUN...WHILE
THE STATIONARY PORTION WILL LAG BEHIND OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH SUN ...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN
NIGHT THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION SUN AND SPREAD
E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...THEN STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 MAINTAIN NE FLOW ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGH MON. THE LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON NIGHT
AND STALL ALONG 21N TUE INTO WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
17N E OF 82W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF
19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
N E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.


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