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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 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 FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT
OVER THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL OVERTAKE THE FRONTAL
TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA ON SUN. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE
FRONTAL TROUGH FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA MON NIGHT...REACH FROM
FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA TUE NIGHT...AND STALL OVER THE
EXTREME SE WATERS LATE WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 79W MON NIGHT AND
TUE...
.THIS AFTERNOON....N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NE OF BAHAMAS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S
OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF NEW COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN E
SWELL S OF 24N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 INCREASING TO
25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 30 TO 35 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND 79W
MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. N OF
27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N
OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. N OF 27N E OF
FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY
IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF
27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14
FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S
OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT
AND REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND MOVE
SE OF AREA MON EVENING. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM THE NW LATE MON. A SURFACE HIGH WILL
SHIFT S OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS BY MID WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE SUN
NIGHT. FROM 27N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO FT. S OF 25N NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WATERS N OF
26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
TUE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT IN N SWELL FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY WED.

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 AND EXTEND FROM E
CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE
MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS
WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS
SUBSIDING SOME EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN INCREASING OVER WATERS N OF
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 82W 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF
JAMAICA. TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF YUCATAN PASSAGE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 120
NM SW OF CUBA.

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