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FZNT27 KNHC 162130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 16 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
NEAR 26N86W WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT WHILE
DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES
OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND LOW PRES OVER THE NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG NE TO E WINDS TO PERSIST OVER
THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OVER THE S WATERS. THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A
TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS NW. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE GULF TUE THROUGH WED SHIFTING
SE BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 27N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL MON.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE
SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT
E OF 92W MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 92W MON NIGHT. S OF 21N W OF 95W
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. N OF
21N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N
MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND NEW FRONT.
W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND NEW FRONT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS S OF 21N W OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7
TO 11 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF
94W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 94W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 25N...
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE
AND SE SWELL FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. NUMEROUS
SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF
FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO
11 FT. .THU...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE SW PART. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT UP
TO 13 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING SE
TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT BEHIND NEW FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
NEW FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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