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FZNT27 KNHC 260948
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 26 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 WARM FRONT IS FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W
1021 MB THEN STATIONARY FROM THE LOW TO 25N93W TO 18N94W. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. HIGH PRES THEN HOLDS IN PLACE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
5 TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...AND BECOMING W TO NW 25
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TO S LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT FRI. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI.

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