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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 31N68W TO 29N75W THEN STATIONARY TO E
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SINK SLOWLY SE OVERNIGHT. 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 TO 31N75W BY SUN
EVENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS MON
MORNING AND MOVE S...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO 28N81W 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 THEN STALL FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 30N LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 10 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 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 AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT E OF
70W. 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF
24N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20
TO 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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
9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 28N88W
THEN WARM FRONT TO LOW PRES NEAR 27N96W TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR
18N93W. WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT N AND WEAKEN ACROSS E HALF OF
BASIN THROUGH EARLY SUN 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 S
FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN EARLY WED MORNING AND SE OF GULF LATE WED.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 25N W OF 95W
TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N
OF WARM 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS N OF 25N LATE.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS NEAR 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N
TO NE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS N OF
27N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 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 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT BETWEEN JAMAICA
AND CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA THU.

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