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FZNT25 KNHC 202133
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
SINK SLOWLY S AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL
BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH SAT...THEN SLIDE
EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30
KT BEHIND FRONT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE
SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUN...HIGHEST NW.
N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN
N SWELL SUN. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SAT
AND 6 TO 8 FT SUN... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO JUST S OF
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED AND BECOME STATIONARY. THE FRONT
WILL THEN RETREAT NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT AS WEAK
LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT E OF 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...FROM NE FLORIDA TO 25N92W THEN
STATIONARY
TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO 25N89W THEN STATIONARY TO S CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN.
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...COLD AIR MASS HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING N MAINLY E OF 88W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
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 ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N54W TO THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS THEN W ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA WILL
SINK VERY SLOWLY S THROUGH THU...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 WILL
CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND
THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE AND
BECOME MORE NE THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 20N...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.
.SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS W OF 85W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN
N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15
TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT AND GUSTY SE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SE PART.

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