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FZNT27 KNHC 190931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM CDT WED OCT 19 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 STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP ACROSS THE
GULF TODAY TO E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU THEN BECOME
ORIENTED NE TO SW OVER THE WESTERN WATERS FRI THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
S OF 27N INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 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
.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 92W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 95W...
AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 95W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 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
...GALE WARNING N OF 26N...
.TODAY...N OF 26N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT N OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY....THEN DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL
LATE TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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