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FZNT27 KNHC 182108
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR
23N90W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN
U.S. SLIDES EASTWARD. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE
U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP THE
ENTIRE AREA AND WHILE LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER WESTERN TEXAS
TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT TO OFF THE TEXAS
COAST EARLY TUE...AND TO ALONG A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT IS
FORECAST TO BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED THROUGH FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT.
AREAS OF RAIN S OF 27N W OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF
95W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 94W...WITH PATCHES OF DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND
TSTMS 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 LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT SE TO S
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 21N W OF 96W
NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 21N W
OF 96W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF
21N W OF 95W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4 TO 6
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
E OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT SHIFTING TO W 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...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5
TO 6 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
DEVELOPING FAR N PORTION MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.

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