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FZNT27 KNHC 282126
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED DEC 28 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SE LOUISIANA BUILDS EASTWARD THROUGH
SAT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SUN ALLOWING
FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WITH WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS THROUGHOUT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 93W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
EARLY...THEN TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W
OF 93W NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W
OF 94W NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT...HIGHEST N PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N...AND 1
TO 2 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6
TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...HIGHEST FAR SE PART AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N...AND
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF
25N...AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N.

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