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FZNT25 KNHC 302131
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST FRI DEC 30 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 DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO THE
NW BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT...DISSIPATING SUN. A MUCH
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING
FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W MON MORNING...THEN FROM 31N67W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE...DIMINISHING
WED. LARGE NW SWELL WILL PROPAGATE SE TUE AND WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE...
.TONIGHT....N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN SE
SWELL S OF 24N. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 SHIFTING
TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT W
OF FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF
76W SAT NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO
SE 10 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 24N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. FROM 23N TO
28N N TO NE 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 WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT OUTSIDE OF BAHAMAS LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING
TO 13 TO 21 FT E OF 77W AND SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 77W
LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S
TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF
28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF
BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W SUBSIDING TO
9 TO 15 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS... HIGHEST N OF 23N...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO
WILL WEAKEN WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WATERS SAT
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE W BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG
N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL DIMINISH TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
E WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO S SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO
9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF
26N. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE TUE.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...REACHING FROM
EASTERN CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM
CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO THE CENTRAL SW CARIBBEAN WED. LARGE LONG
PERIOD N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE
TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING SOME NEXT WEEK.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W 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.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF
17N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 82W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 17N E OF

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