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FZNT25 KNHC 200841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 20 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 CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE ATLC WATERS
N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE ALONG 20N
TONIGHT INTO WED. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N
WED THROUGH SAT...THEN RETRACT E SAT NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF
70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 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 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15
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 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N
AND NE SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N
E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE W BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED. THE FRONT WILL RETREAT NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS
COAST WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OVER S
TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THU
PUSHING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE W
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...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 AND SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N.

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