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FZNT27 KNHC 300901
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 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...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTERED AT 27N93W WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY SAT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN WAKE OF
FRONT THIS WEEKEND THEN DIMINISH NEXT WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
7 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON AND 2 TO 4 FT
TUE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT.

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