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FZNT25 KNHC 290916
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST THU DEC 29 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 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN FROM
28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY AND THEN STALL AND BECOME
DIFFUSE THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND
SHIFTING E SUN AS ANOTHER 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 30N86W 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT
LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT
TONIGHT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SAT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 6 FT.
.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 8
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR

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