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FZNT27 KNHC 130838
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 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 NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD TO THE SE TO
ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO NE MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY
LATE FRI.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT S OF 21N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N
E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF
25N. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT N OF 26N.

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