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FZNT25 KNHC 291457
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...A WEAKENING FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL
STALL TONIGHT THEN DRIFT W WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH
SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND
REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S
OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N
OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
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 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF
27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL SHIFT
E ON FRI NIGHT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT THEN RACE TO SE WATERS SUN NIGHT. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH
NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT SUN AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO
11 FT MON NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2
FT LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THIS WEEKEND
INCREASING TRADES ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW AND E
WATERS. .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 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W...AND 7 TO 10 FT
ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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