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FZNT27 KNHC 301456
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 30 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...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO
WILL WEAKEN WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WATERS SAT
NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE W BAY
OF CAMPECHE SUN NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. STRONG
N WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL DIMINISH TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT SUN MORNING...THEN N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT SUN
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BY SUN NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT NW OVER

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON...
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR NW PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW PORTION
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF 95W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT
LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 22N AND NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N DURING AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 22N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
E WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NE PART VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 25N LATE TUE.

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