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FZNT27 KNHC 140310
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST THIS EVENING...AND WILL
REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO FRI MORNING...FROM
FORT MEYERS TO 25N90W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING...THEN
STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ARCHING W THEN SW INTO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE 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 FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST TUE EVENING.

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 BECOMING N WINDS 15 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS...EXCEPT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 20N W OF 94W LATE. SEAS
BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 20N W OF 94W. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 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...AND 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...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N
WINDS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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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