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FZNT25 KNHC 270909
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST TUE DEC 27 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 29N65W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 25N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW PORTION TUE EVENING REACHING FROM 31N72W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED MORNING...STALLING FROM 30N65W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL LINGER AND BECOME DIFFUSE

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN
N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN
MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO
NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1
TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WED
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 73W.
FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF
73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 22N...AND NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT
EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT E OF 73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IS FROM 30N90W TO 25N92W THEN STATIONARY
TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE LATE THU...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SHIFTING TO N
TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY 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 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...
THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.

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