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FZNT27 KNHC 130859
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU OCT 13 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 GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAYTO NEAR 22N95W
WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT AND OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA
FRI AND E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT
WILL COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRES EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA
AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS SAT THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W
OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. SJ OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 96W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT SUN. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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