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FZNT25 KNHC 180826
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 18 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT
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 TO THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 70W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF
29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING
TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 12 TO 17 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 T BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W 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 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S 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 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...
A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE
THE ENTIRE GULF LATE MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND STALLING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW EARLY THU...THEN MOVE E
AGAIN THU NIGHT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BECOME EASTERLY OVER THE NW
CARIBBEAN MON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE INTO THE
ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON NIGHT AND STALL ALONG
20N TUE INTO WED. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRES N OF REGION WILL
MAINTAIN NE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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