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FZNT25 KNHC 220930
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 22 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
MIDDAY FRI THEN SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM
BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN STALL SAT NIGHT FROM
29N65W TO NE FLORIDA. THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N
WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE
AREA ON SUN. AS THE LOW CONTINUES NE IT WILL DRAG A STRONGER
COLD FRONT TO A LINE FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON WITH
THE FRONT STALLING E TO W ALONG 25N MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF
75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11
FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL
MOVE E TO A LINE FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNSET TODAY...THEN DRIFT E TO A
POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N91W TO THE E BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE FRI...THEN BRIEFLY STATIONARY FROM 26N82W TO
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT AT 24N96W EARLY SAT.
THE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN DRAGGING THE
FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF
CAMPECHE SUN...WITH THE FRONT STALLING AGAIN FROM SW FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW
WATERS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL
WATERS.
.SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SE
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...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 PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE TROPICS THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON. 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...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
TONIGHT AND 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL.
ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS TODAY.
.FRI NIGHT AND 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 19N.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.

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