000
FZNT25 KNHC 271537
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 24N65W TO 25N73W MOVE OUT OF BASIN
THIS AFTERNOON. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER NW PORTION TONIGHT
REACHING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY WED AND FROM
28N65W TO E CUBA EARLY THU WHERE IT BECOMES DIFFUSE BY FRI.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
20 KT BECOMING SW AT 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N
SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
AT 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW AT 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N
OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
KT OR LESS LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 26N 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 N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 29N S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF
68W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 68W. FROM 22N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N90W THEN STATIONARY TO
18N92W WILL EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY TONIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S 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 FT
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF
26N 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 PERSIST ACROSS CARIBBEAN
TODAY ...DIMINISH WED AND THU THEN RETURN W OF TROPICAL N ATLC
TO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER SW
N ATLC. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELL PROPAGATE INTO TROPICAL N
ATLC THROUGH SAT.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...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 FT THU.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4

$$