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FZNT27 KNHC 041732
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...AND FROM WRN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. FRONT
BRIEFLY STALLS IN THE SAME AREA WED BEFORE ADVANCING E AND
EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE
THU. INCREASING NLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MAY REACH
GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF LATE WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.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 LATE WED AND THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING
TO 35 KT W OF 95W LATE WED. 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 ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF 95W.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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