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FZNT25 KNHC 220338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...AND THEN FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N.
ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO
N 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N89W TO WEAK
LOW PRES NEAR 26N97W TO 22N98W...AND HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT TOWARD
THE NW THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NW TO THE LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...THEN WILL PUSH BACK OFF THE
COAST THU MORNING...REACHING FROM MOBILE BAY TO NEAR 20N97W
FRI EVENING THEN STALL ACROSS THE SW GULF WHILE MOVING SLOWLY
SE TO N FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W FRI NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONT WILL
SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF LATE SAT AND SUN...STALLING AND
WEAKENING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N
TO NE 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 AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT 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.
.SUN AND MON...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT NW PORTION THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT THU. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS MOST OF
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
...GALE WARNING S OF 16N E OF 78W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30
KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N
E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SQUALLS
S OF 18N E OF 83W THROUGH THU.
.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 AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 16N E OF 82W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5
TO 8 FT W OF 82W.

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