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FZNT27 KNHC 170850
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 17 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NE WATERS TODAY
WHILE LEAVING A TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF TO SLOWLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW
WATERS SUN AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND
STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 T.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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