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FZNT25 KNHC 010237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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 TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL LINGER
THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN
NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON MORNING. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN WATERS MON NIGHT WITH LARGE NW SWELL BUILDING IN
TUE. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E OF THE AREA LATE TUE WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE WED...REACHING FROM 31N70W
TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N MON NIGHT AND TUE...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10
TO 15 KT E OF 70W...AND ALSO N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED
SE AND NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W LATE. S OF
27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E
OF 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 24N E OF
70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASING TO 30
TO 35 KT W OF FRONT 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 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 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 FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING
NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT W OF 76W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF
BAHAMAS AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT 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
20 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W THROUGHOUT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS
13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N
W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO
16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...N OF
29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING
REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO
MON MORNING...THEN FROM 30N85W TO 25N92W TO 20N97W SUN
EVENING... MOVING SE OF THE AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM THE NW LATE MON
NIGHT. A SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT S TO OVER THE N CENTRAL
WATERS BY MID WEEK WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE
THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S
OF 25N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N THU.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING 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
RE-BUILDING OVER THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED
AND THU.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 20N W OF
80W SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF JAMAICA. 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
CHANNEL. 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
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF
CUBA. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA.

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