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FZNT25 KNHC 250951
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 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 30N65W TO 29N72W. THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO
NE FLORIDA MON AND FROM 28N TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT AND
MOVES E OF THE AREA TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR
NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO S
FLORIDA WED AND WEAKENING FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...WARM FRONT FROM 29N88W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W THEN
STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THE
FRONT E MON EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN EARLY WED
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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N
TO NE TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 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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