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FZNT25 KNHC 272138
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO 25N73W WILL
DISSIPATE OVER E PORTION OVERNIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING
NW PORTION THIS EVENING WILL SWEEP E AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO
STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY WED THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM 28N65W
TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE THU THEN DRIFT N AS A FRONTAL TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE FRI. WEAK HIGH
PRESS BUILDS IN SAT AND SUN WITH LIGHT WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
SW 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF FRONT
AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF
FRONT BECOMING NW 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 AND THU NIGHT...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 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W
OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN
PENINSULA REACH FROM STRAIT OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN 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
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. W OF FRONT S OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SS WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SE THU NIGHT AND 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 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...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
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT S OF
27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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 SUN.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU AND
THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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