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FZNT25 KNHC 280930
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST WED DEC 28 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 31N77W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY E
AND WEAKEN EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU AND
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT WEAK HIGH PRESS BUILDS IN SAT AND SUN WITH
LIGHT WINDS.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 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 TONIGHT. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE
TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 5 TO 7 FT W OF 73W. FROM 22N TO 27N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 5 TO 7 FT E
OF BAHAMAS AND 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 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2
TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 N OF 24N AND 4 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 WILL
DIMINISH LATER TODAY 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
.TODAY 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. .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 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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