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FZNT27 KNHC 040231
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT DEC 3 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 WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE GULF LATE WED. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND
FRONT ...HIGHEST S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED...
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 11
FT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N
30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE.
.THU...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 5 TO 7

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 AND MON NIGHT...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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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