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FZNT25 KNHC 260950
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST MON DEC 26 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 FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE
TO 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA THIS EVENING THEN MOVE 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. WINDS 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...A WARM FRONT IS FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W
1021 MB THEN STATIONARY FROM THE LOW TO 25N93W TO 18N94W. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. HIGH PRES THEN HOLDS IN PLACE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...AND BECOMING W TO NW 25
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TO S LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT FRI. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI.

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 TODAY...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. NE TO E
WINDS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE THU AND FRI AS A
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE CENTRAL ATLC SPREADING INTO THE E
CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. LARGE MIXED SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH
THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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