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FZNT27 KNHC 151459
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 15 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
24N90W TO 18N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. STRONG
NE TO E WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL BUT THE NW GULF SAT
THROUGH MON BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE SE UNITED
STATES AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE WESTERN

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21W W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL
TONIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 94W.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SE
OF FRONT. S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
TO NW TO N MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND
NEW FRONT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT AHEAD OF FIRST FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND NEW
FRONT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SE OF FIRST FRONT. W OF 93W NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT...
EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT NW
PORTION LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND NEW FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
11 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SUN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF FRONT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
BEHIND NEW FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG NEW FRONT.

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