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FZNT27 KNHC 090832
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 09 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 N OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY.
STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN
MON AND TUE ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 22N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT N OF 22N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT. S OF 22N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...N OF 20N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 96W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
25N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF
25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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