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FZNT25 KNHC 281503
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL RAPIDLY
MOVE E AND WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU THEN
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT...THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AS A FRONTAL TROUGH
FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE FRI. WEAK HIGH PRESS
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS THROUGHOUT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N OF
25N NW 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE
TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 75 NM E OF FRONT N OF 25N.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .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 3 TO 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 N OF 30N
10 TO 15 KT. 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SE LOUISIANA BUILDS E THROUGH
SAT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SUN ALLOWING
FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT ON SUN.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 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 WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EARLY
TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 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 S OF 24N 15
TO 20 KT. 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...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED BY
STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO
INCREASE THROUGHOUT. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE
TO PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SUN.

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 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 83W.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 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
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.


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