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FZNT27 KNHC 161537
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 16 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...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
WILL MOVE TO SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE
AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE
TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO
MEXICO TUE AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 T.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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

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