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FZNT25 KNHC 232118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THIS EVENING
AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN STALL
FROM 28N66W TO 28N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. A SECOND AND
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING
FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE E
WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL MOVE BACK AND N OF AREA BY TUE. A
THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION ON TUE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF
78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N83W TO 26N90W THEN
STATIONARY TO 19N95W WILL REACH FROM 27N82W TO NW YUCATAN
PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT AND STALL. REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH
THE FRONT EASTWARD SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN STALLING AGAIN FROM SW
FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS CONTINUES TO BLOW
ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLIGHTLY
DIMINISH SAT THROUGH MON AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. NE SWELLS
ARE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 WINDS 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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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