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FZNT27 KNHC 121013
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED OCT 12 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 1009 MB LOW OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH
TROUGH TO 25N88W TO 1009 MB LOW NEAR 23N92W. THE FIRST LOW
WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND THE SECOND LOW WILL
DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF
THU THEN EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND E OF
THE AREA SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT ELY
WINDS INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SW N
OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N AND 2 TO 4
FT N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.FRI...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E OF 96N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION
.FRI...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER E PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 27N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT FAR SE PART BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 87W...AND TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 87W. N OF 27N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FROM 25N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N MAINLY W PORTION.

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