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FZNT25 KNHC 190839
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 19 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER
THE WATERS S OF 20N THROUGH TUE NIGHT TUE AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO STALL OVER SE UNITED STATES THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT
IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF
BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN
N AND NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT BUT STALLING
FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU
THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU AND FRI REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
HIGHEST 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 SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI... N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 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 ACROSS
THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
TODAY AND STALL ALONG 20N TONIGHT 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 MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE
THROUGH THU SUBSIDING SOME ON FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT S OF JAMAICA TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 11 FT E OF 80W S OF JAMAICA TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.

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