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FZNT27 KNHC 171511
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 28N90W
TO 26N95W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE COLD
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE GULF ON SUN...WHILE
THE STATIONARY PORTION WILL LAG BEHIND OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH SUN ...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN
NIGHT THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION SUN AND SPREAD
E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...THEN 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W
...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
RAIN. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 T. AREAS
OF RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING...AND NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 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 BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 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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