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FZNT25 KNHC 210827
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 21 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...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 30N THROUGH THU
NIGHT THEN SHIFT E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE NW
WATERS FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO 31N81W SUN NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. 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
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3
TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
FROM 27N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NW BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL STALL TODAY AND DRIFT BACK NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS
COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E THU...REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI.
THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 26N83W TO 26N90W TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT AND SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS NW PART.
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT TODAY FROM
20N55W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ACROSS THE NE
CARIBBEAN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S 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
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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