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FZNT27 KNHC 200259
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON DEC 19 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PREVAIL ACROSS GULF WATERS
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND BECOME
QUASI-STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETREAT NW TOWARDS THE
NE MEXICO AND THE TEXAS COAST WED AND WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW
PRES FORMS ALONG IT NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE
TOWARDS S CENTRAL LOUISIANA IN THU PUSHING THE FRONT EASTWARD
AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM
N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. COLD HIGH
PRES WILL USHER IN NORTHERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT S OF 27N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W 95W SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
HIGHER SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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