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FZNT25 KNHC 280313
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N79W TO
E CENTRAL FLORIDA 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 SHIFTING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT 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 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N SE
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW AHEAD OF FRONT THEN
SHIFTING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 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 15 KT E OF 70W AND TO LESS THAN 10 KT W OF 70W
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 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 26N 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 NAPLES FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN
PENINSULA SWEEPS SE AND EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE
YUCATAN LATE TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA EARLY WED. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.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 SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT N
OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
TONIGHT THEN 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 PROPAGATES 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 6 TO 8 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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