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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR
BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL SLOWLY LIFT N WHILE GRADUALLY
DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TODAY...TO NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT.
A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT
REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W MON MORNING...FROM 31N67W TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
THE FAR SE WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD OFFSHORE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS DIMINISH TUE INTO WED AS THE HIGH
SETTLES IN OVER THE FAR NW PORTION. LARGE N SWELLS LINGER IN
THE E PORTION WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 78W TUE...
.TODAY....N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W
SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N S TO SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT E OF 76W AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT ...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 30N. S OF 27N E OF 75W
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF
27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. 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 OF FRONT E
TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 E OF 74W 2 TO 4 FT.
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...EXCEPT N OF 23N BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT 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
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 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 TO 78W
W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO
N...AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN
NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. N OF 28N W OF 78W FRONT NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 24N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE... EXCEPT
W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N
OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 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...A RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN QUICKLY REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER EARLY SUN...
AND FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO 23N95W TO 19N95W BY EARLY ON
MON. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY MON EVENING.
STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE
MON AND TUE AS A HIGH PRES CENTER MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO THEN SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N
SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 83W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. FROM 25N TO 28N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS NW TO N WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF
27N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 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...REACH 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 N OF 19N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 N OF 17N 4 TO
6 FT. BEHIND 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 E OF FRONT 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT E OF FRONT 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 82W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W 4 TO 7
FT.


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