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FZNT27 KNHC 180331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU NOV 17 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...COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS BASIN EXTENDS FROM NEAR
NAPLES TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. W PORTION OF FRONT
WILL MOVE LITTLE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI WHILE E
PORTION REACHES UPPER FLORIDA KEYS AND BECOMES STATIONARY BY
SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL SHIFT
E INTO W ATLC SAT ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS TO
DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND INTO MON. A NEW COLD FRONT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 8
FT BEHIND FRONT AND BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST
OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N N TO
NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE
WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...WINDS SHIFTING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 1O TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.

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