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FZNT27 KNHC 101530
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT DEC 10 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 IS BUILDING N OF THE AREA RESULTING IN
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN
NIGHT THROUGH TUE ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO
SUBSIDE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE
W GULF WED AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE NE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO
10 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE EVENING. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL IN THE EVENING. S OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 23N W OF 96W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 21N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
21N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
TONIGHT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 27N AND E OF 87W S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
WINDS N OF 25N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF
27N WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9
FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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