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FZNT27 KNHC 030858
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 03 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 RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON NIGHT...FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 95W TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH 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...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF
26N W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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