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FZNT27 KNHC 150306
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED DEC 14 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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT
E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI
AFTERNOON THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN AND MOVE E
MON...ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP AGAIN

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5
TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6
TO 8 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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