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FZNT25 KNHC 261526
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N73W TO 28N81W MOVE TO REACH FROM
31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY WED...THEN FROM BERMUDA TO SE
BAHAMAS LATE WED WHERE IT STALLS AND DISSIPATE. SECOND BUT
WEAKER FRONT MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27 W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEA 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFT W
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT E OF 75W.
S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT W
OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL W OF 72. S OF 27N E
OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
S OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT TO 30N92W TO 18N94W. REINFORCING
SURGE MOVE STATIONARY FRONT E TONIGHT TO REACH FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE AND E OF AREA LATE TUE
NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST
PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S AT 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT THEN NW 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT
TONIGHT. 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 NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 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 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 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 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 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 FT FRI.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE TO E TRADES CONTINUE ACROSS CARIBBEAN
THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING WED AND THU...THEN RETURNING FRI AND
SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER SW N ATLC. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE
SWELL PROPAGATE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT.

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

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