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FZNT27 KNHC 232108
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 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 N TO S RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND BEGIN
TO SLOW AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE WATERS LATE FRI NIGHT. A TROUGH
WILL BUILD N OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS WED NIGHT THROUGH
THU NIGHT BECOMING ABSORBED BY THE COLD FRONT FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 94W
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E
OF 94W NE TO E VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH E SWELL.
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITH E SWELL.
.THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.THU...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
WITH NE SWELL.
.THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW FRI NIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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