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FZNT27 KNHC 150835
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 15 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...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
SHIFT E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI
EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE
WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA SUN MOVING E MON
ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP AGAIN ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N
THROUGHOUT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.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 3 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 21N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7
FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 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 SHIFTING TO
NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.

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