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FZNT27 KNHC 172132
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON OCT 17 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 1003 MB LOW PRES AREA NEAR 22N89W IS EXPECTED TO
TRACK NE TONIGHT AS A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...REACHING
25N87W EARLY WED...28N85W BY LATE WED...BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL
WED NIGHT IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA. A TROUGH WILL TRAIL SW
FROM THE LOW IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER
THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS
THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
OVER THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY WED...
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 12 FT. S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND COLD FRONT. W OF 93W
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
COLD 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 AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30
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 AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING FROM 24N TO 27N...
.TONIGHT...FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT E
TO SE WINDS E OF 86W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E
AND SE SWELL... EXCEPT N OF 29N 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF LOW. W OF TROUGH
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT TUE NIGHT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 88W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 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 IN
NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 83W...
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 22N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 83W. N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT TUE...AND NW 25 TO 30 KT TUE
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
COLD FRONT TUE...SHIFTING TO SE PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

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