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FZNT25 KNHC 290328
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
WEAKEN WHILE REACHING FROM 29N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU
MORNING 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 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING...THEN
FROM BERMUDA 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 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W.
FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. 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
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N86W WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
NE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF
WATERS LATE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE
SUN. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. N OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE.

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
LATE 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 80W NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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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