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FZNT25 KNHC 241533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N76W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SINK
SLOWLY SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO 29N81W THIS EVENING
AND STALL. PORTION OF FRONT W OF 75W WILL LIFT N AND BECOME
ILL DEFINED SUN WHILE E PORTION WEAKENS AS IT SINKS FURTHER S
TO ALONG 27N65W BY SUN EVENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER NW PORTIONS MON MORNING AND MOVE S...REACHING FROM
29N65W TO 29N81W MON EVENING. W PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL
LIFT N AS WARM FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE WHILE E PORTION SINKS S
TO 25N65W BY TUE MORNING AS A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO E GULF OF MEXICO. THIS THIRD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW
PORTION EARLY TUE EVENING AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 30N
LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N E OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E AND S OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 24N E
OF 77W. .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 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF
BAHAMAS.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 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...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF
TAMPA BAY TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 25N96W TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR
21N97W. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N AND WEAKEN ACROSS E HALF OF
BASIN THROUGH SUN MORNING WHILE W PORTION SHIFTS E FROM 29N92W
TO 19N96W WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON MORNING. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD ON MON
EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN WED
MORNING. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 25N W
OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 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 TRADEWINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON BEFORE
HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E....ALLOWING TRADEWINDS
TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 83W NE
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT
BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
GULF OF HONDURAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 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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