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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N THROUGH THU
NIGHT SHIFTING E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT...DISSIPATING AS IT STALLS FROM
NEAR 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO SE
FLORIDA LATE SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN SE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO
20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE
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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE NW BAY
OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT BACK NW AS A WARM FRONT TO ALONG THE
TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E THU
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU
NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF THIS WEEKEND REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.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 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SAT WITH FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE TRADES ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THIS
WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR THE AREA OF STRONGER WINDS TO BECOME
CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. MEANWHILE LARGE NORTHERLY
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N
ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF
CUBA. .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 AND 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF
CUBA. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF
81W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 81W.

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