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FZNT27 KNHC 310939
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON OCT 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 GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA ARCHING SW
TO THE NE COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY N
TODAY BEFORE HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL AIR BUILDS S AND
SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE TONIGHT AND TUE AND PUSHING THE WEAK
FRONT S THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES WILL THEN
WEAKEN THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE
TEXAS COAST EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT QUICKLY
REACHES FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THU
NIGHT...AND FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. W OF 92W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF
FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF
27N...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AND
DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W...AND E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FAR
NW PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. N 21N W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF
94W NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
21N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
21N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6
FT. S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N...AND
4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART.
.THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

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