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FZNT25 KNHC 292106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL
CUBA WILL DEGENERATE INTO A TROUGH TONIGHT DRIFTING W THROUGH
SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH SAT NIGHT
PUSHING E OF THE AREA SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE
MON...REACHING FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF
BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 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 1 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 E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
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 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. 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.
.TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N
TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...
HIGHEST E OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE 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 LATE SAT NIGHT AND PASSING THROUGH THE SE GULF
WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS
UP OVER THE NW WATERS LATE TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S ON 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 TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT SUN...AND 25 TO 30 KT ON 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S ON SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
8 FT LATE.

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

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW AND
E WATERS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
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 SE PART. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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