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FZNT25 KNHC 240859
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 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 31N79W TO 29N81W WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY 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 NEAR
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF
23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N93W TO 19N95W. THE
FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WEEKEND. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD ON MON EXTENDING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW YUCATAN LATE MON AND FROM SW
FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATE TUE. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT S OF 25N W OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 SUN THROUGH MON AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. NE SWELLS
ARE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE LATE SUN.

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 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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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