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FZNT25 KNHC 252105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS
LATE TONIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON
MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA MON EVENING...MOVING E OF
THE AREA TUE MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW WATERS TUE AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WED MORNING...THEN FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A THIRD AND WEAKER
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25
KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 72W AND E TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO
13 FT E OF 70W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING S
TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING W TO NW 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 30N83W TO LOW PRES 1020 MB AT
28N92W THEN STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. GALE FORCE WIND BEHIND
STATIONARY FRONT S OF 25N W OF 95W HAVE DIMINISHED.
REINFORCING SURGE MON PUSH 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
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF 25N
LATE. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO4 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. MEANWHILE
MODERATE NE TO E WINDS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE TO
FRESH TO STRONG THU AND FRI AS A TROUGH APPROACHES. LARGE
NORTHERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED
THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 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.

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