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FZNT25 KNHC 251540
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 29N65W TO 29N70W TO 30N80W DISSIPATE
THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW PART OF AREA
TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA MON AND FROM
27N65W TO SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT THEN E OF AREA TUE. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW PART OF AREA TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND
FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA WED AND WEAKENING FROM 31N65W TO NW

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. 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 EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING NE 15 KT E OF 72W AND E AT 15 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 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
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE
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 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 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 29N83W TO LOW PRES 1019 MB AT
28N94W THEN STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. GALE FORCE WIND BEHIND
STATIONARY FRONT S OF 25N W OF 95W THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. REINFORCING SURGE MON MOVE FRONT E REACHING FROM
30N87W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO
NE YUCATAN LATE TUE THEN MOVE OUT OF GULF TUE NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO
15 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S AT 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW MON NIGHT. 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 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT N OF 24N
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2
FT N OF 25N LATE.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF
28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 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 CONTINUE ACROSS
MOST OF CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WHEN ATLC HIGH PRES WEAKENS
AND SHIFTS E ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO DIMINISH BY THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 5 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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