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FZNT27 KNHC 121447
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON DEC 12 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...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SHIFTS THE SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL SPREAD E AND ACROSS ALL OF THE
GULF WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
WATERS THU NIGHT AND STALL BRIEFLY FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SE
TEXAS ON FRI...THEN DRIFT W FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N
E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S
OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S
PART FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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