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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 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 OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH
SAT...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR
SE PART.
.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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART.
.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...EXCEPT
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT OVER FAR NW PORTION LATE. 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 74W
AND 78W 5 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
FAR NW PART.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST INLAND THE TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE
E TO A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE WED AND BECOME STATIONARY. 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 BACK E AS A COLD FRONT
TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S
OF 25N E TO SE. 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N56W TO THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE WED AND WED NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND OVER THE N CENTRAL AND
NE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS PRODUCING
ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS WILL PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE
TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...THEN BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE SOME ON FRI AND INTO SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF
18N. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE. .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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