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FZNT25 KNHC 221503
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT
REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN STALLING
FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W SUN WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. ANOTHER AND
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SUN
REACHING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON MORNING...THEN FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 14 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 TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 29N...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. 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.
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 W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15
TO 20 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. 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 NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF
BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N92W TO 25N96W TO
22N98W WILL DRIFT E REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. THE
FRONT WILL THEN SHIFT BACK TO THE W BY SAT WITH A REINFORCING
SURGE SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN PUSHING IT BACK TO THE E THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK...STALLING AGAIN FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT...AND BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS EARLY.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE...AND BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. 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...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.

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...GRADUALLY WEAKENING SAT THROUGH MON.
LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD
INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES

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 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
18N TONIGHT...AND GULF OF HONDURAS FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO 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 NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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