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FZNT27 KNHC 181504
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 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 AT 24N88W WILL MOVE NNE THROUGH WED
THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND INTO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WED NIGHT.
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH
WED NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE
QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE AREA TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30
KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12
FT...HIGHEST S OF 27N.
.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 AND SAT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY WED...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 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 8 TO 11 FT
TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE WED NIGHT. 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 IN NW TO N SWELL LATE.
.THU N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO
SE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W
AND TO 3 TO 6 FT W OF 94W.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT E OF 88W SE TO S 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 88W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 88W. S OF
25N W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 88W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT EXCEPT N
OF 26N NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 28N DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF
87W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED
NIGHT. .THU...S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 24N E OF 87W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N AND TO 2
TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO
30 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATER. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE
TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W SE 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 83W 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT N OF
28N BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 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 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI AND SAT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6

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