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FZNT25 KNHC 230907
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 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 WILL MOVE E
AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT EXTENDING
FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT EVENING...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 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON MORNING... THEN FROM
NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON. THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE SE WHILE THE
SOUTHERN PORTION WILL STALL ALONG 24N BY TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
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 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E
OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. 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...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 19N.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W 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 5 TO 8 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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