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FZNT27 KNHC 040912
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 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 OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL RETREAT
EASTWARD LATE SUN. 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 WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE OF THE GULF THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH 10 TO
15 KT...THEN BECOME VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISH TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT
THU NIGHT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 8
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE AND WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME N 10 TO 15
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED...WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND 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 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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