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FZNT25 KNHC 231535
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN STALL FROM 28N66W TO
27N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT
MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W
EARLY MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON.
NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT MOVE E WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION STALLS
ALONG 24N BY LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 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 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING NE 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 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO 20 KT
LATE THEN NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N
TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.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 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 28N68W THEN STATIONARY TO
25N94W TO 19N96W REACH 27N82W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY
TONIGHT AND STALL SAT. REINFORCING SURGE PUSH FRONT EASTWARD
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6
FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SAT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT 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 E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT PERSIST ACROSS TROPICS THROUGH
FRI WEAKENING SAT THROUGH MON. LARGE N SWELLS PROPAGATING INTO
TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 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 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. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL.

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