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FZNT27 KNHC 230243
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 22 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 NEARLY STATIONARY TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
19N91W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES
FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI
NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF
93W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...WINDS BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT...AND SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT
BEHIND FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 5 KT...EXCEPT W OF 87W SHIFTING TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1
FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N WINDS SIFTING
TO E TO SE 5 KT EARLY...AND TO E LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF
26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.

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