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FZNT25 KNHC 192108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 22N65W TO EASTERN 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
.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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 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 CENTERED OFF THE U.S. SE COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT KEEPING SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW PREVAIL ACROSS GULF AS LOW PRES EXPANDS NE
OVER W TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH A
POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. THE
FRONT WILL THEN RETREAT NW TOWARDS THE NE MEXICO AND THE TEXAS
COAST WED AND WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT
NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA IN THU PUSHING THE FRONT EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT
TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. COLD HIGH PRES WILL USHER IN
NORTHERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 88W
15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 88W.
.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 AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N 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 AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR
NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION LATE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

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 CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE ATLC WATERS
N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL 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
.TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 80W BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT. 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 SAT...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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