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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST MON DEC 19 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE TO THE FAR SE WATERS THROUGH WED
WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN A RIDGE
WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH FRI. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SE U.S. ON FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...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 N TO NE WINDS 20
KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14
FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 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 12 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT
IN N AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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 MOVES
OFFSHORE THE COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E
OF 88W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N
OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 88W.
.TONIGHT...E OF 88W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 88W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF 88W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BEHIND
FRONT N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION BEHIND
FRONT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO N. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT... HIGHER SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N. .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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD EASTWARD
THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY AND STALL ALONG 20N TONIGHT INTO
WED. LARGE N SWELLS PRODUCING RATHER HIGH SEA CONDITIONS WILL
PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN
TUE THROUGH THU...THEN SUBSIDE SOME ON FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...EXCEPT S OF 18N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 80W BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF
81W. .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 BUILDING TO 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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