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FZNT25 KNHC 282128
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
WEAKEN WHILE RAPIDLY MOVING E REACHING FROM 29N65W TO THE SE
BAHAMAS THU WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND SHIFTING
E SUN AS A NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS MON
MORNING...THEN FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W.
FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO E TO SE LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT THU NIGHT... AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT...AND 1 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 70W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W
AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W.
.SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW
AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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 EASTWARD 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 WITH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS THROUGHOUT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 1
TO 2 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N...AND
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF
25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.

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 RESULTING IN INCREASING
TRADES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN
MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE
INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. ISOLATED
SHOWERS W OF 82W.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SAT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 19N. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT
IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL.
.MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S
OF 17N E OF 80W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

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