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FZNT27 KNHC 182109
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...1002 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27N88W WILL SHIFT NE TOWARD
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE NW GULF WILL MERGE WITH A TROUGH TRAILING FROM THE
LOW PRES TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA...THEN SWEEP SE OF THE
GULF BY WED EVENING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
OVER THE FAR SW GULF EARLY WED. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AFTER
THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N
AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 94W EARLY WED...
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N THIS EVENING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND TROUGH.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 83W DIMINISHING
EARLY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THIS EVENING.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N AND 5 TO 8
FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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