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FZNT27 KNHC 011529
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST THU DEC 01 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL
QUICKLY REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO
MON FOLLOWED BY INCREASINGLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 94W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N 5 TO 7 FT. E
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
28N W OF 93W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N
W OF 93W 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT N OF 22N W OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
FRI NIGHT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20
TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N
SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.


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