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FZNT27 KNHC 020251
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU DEC 1 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...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO MON...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 25N92W
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL FOLLOW

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 94W
SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 94W
5 TO 7 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 AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT S
TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF
23N E OF 93W 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT
BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N
AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 27N...AND BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF FRONT E
TO SE BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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