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FZNT27 KNHC 271535
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 27 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N84W TO 23N90W THEN STATIONARY TO
18N92W WILL EXTEND FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY TONIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE
TO E 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE WED
NIGHT THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT WED NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE
THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE THU.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF
26N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT N OF 24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT N OF
26N WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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