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FZNT27 KNHC 180824
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 18 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 FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL DOMINATE
THE ENTIRE GULF LATE MON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND STALLING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW EARLY THU...THEN MOVE E
AGAIN THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E
WE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF
FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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