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FZNT25 KNHC 222105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS
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.
.TUE...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S OF
TAMPICO MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL...
MOVING BACK TO THE W FRI AND SAT. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH
THE FRONT EASTWARD AGAIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...STALLING FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT LATE...AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
CENTRAL WATERS SAT.
.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.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SAT NIGHT. 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 LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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...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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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