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FZNT27 KNHC 131448
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU OCT 13 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 COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL EXTEND
FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...OVER
THE FAR SE PORTION FRI...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA SAT. STRONG
HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH BROAD LOW PRES
DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE W CARIBBEAN TO PRODUCE
INCREASING NE TO E WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS SAT THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 5 FT.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W
OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 96W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.SAT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.

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