000 FZNT25 KNHC 190332 OFFN04 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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 28N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT WILL 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 SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N W OF 76W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 76W. S OF 27N AND N OF LINE FROM 23N65W TO 21N75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OD BAHAMAS. S OF LINE FROM 23N65W TO 21N75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 W 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. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...THEN IS FORECAST TO BECOME QUASI- STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW EARLY THU THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU AND FRI AS A NEW SURGE OF COLD AIR FOLLOWS THE FRONT. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .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 AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.. .FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 6 FT S OF 26N. 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 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI... N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. 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 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 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF 80W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT..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 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. $$