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FZNT27 KNHC 132149
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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 IN 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. A SECOND COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS BEHIND FRONT.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF
20N...1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH 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.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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