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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE NW
BAHAMAS AND TO S FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 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 72W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 9
TO 14 FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
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 10 TO 14 FT
IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT IN NE SWELL...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 8
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 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 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 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR
23N90W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN
U.S. SLIDES EASTWARD. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE
U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP THE
ENTIRE AREA ...AND WHILE LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER WESTERN TEXAS
TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT TO OFF THE TEXAS
COAST EARLY TUE... AND TO ALONG A POSITION FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN LIFT
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 25N.
.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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO W 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...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
DEVELOPING FAR N PORTION MON NIGHT.
.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...HIGH PRES JUST N OF HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E AND
WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO DROP
SE TO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FRONT WILL
THEN BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 20N TUE AND WED AS STRONG HIGH
PRES BUILDS S ACROSS MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA.
LARGE N SWELLS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC
AND NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH MON NIGHT. ANOTHER
BATCH OF LARGE N SWELLS WILL BE BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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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