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FZNT25 KNHC 210337
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 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
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF
75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED
N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND BEHIND FRONT.
.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 KT
BEHIND FRONT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN
COAST NEAR 23N98W WILL REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO 21N98W
WED MORNING AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY...THEN RETREAT TO THE
NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE E THU...REACHING MOBILE BAY TO 22N98W THU EVENING THEN
STALL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W FRI. E PORTIONS
OF FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS BIG BEND WHILE W
PORTIONS OF FRONT MOVE S AND EXTEND FROM 28N89W TO WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND FROM 28N87W TO W CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE
AND BECOME MORE NE ON THU AND FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT..E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF
18N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 18N. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF
HONDURAS. 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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