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FZNT27 KNHC 241503
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 24 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...NE TO SW RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH WED
NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST AND EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY SAT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT...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.
.THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N AT 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO
7 FT LATE. 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 6 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
.THIS AFTERNOON 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.
.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.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
BUILDING 8 TO 12 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 24N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.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. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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