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FZNT27 KNHC 250308
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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...A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WATERS
WILL SHIFT N OF AREA TUE WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING NE TO SW OVER
THE NW PORTIONS THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN EARLY
THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE
THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT. HURRICANE

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 1 TO 2 FT. E
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W
THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
SPREADING N ACROSS WATERS S OF 23N BETWEEN 85W AND 88W. HIGHEST
WINDS 85 KT GUSTS TO 105 KT DIMINISHING TO 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT
LATE FRI...AND 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 33 KT
OVER WATERS S OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING S OF 24N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W
FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
SPREADING N ACROSS WATERS S OF 24N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W. HIGHEST
WINDS 75 KT GUSTS TO 90 KT DIMINISHING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT
LATE SAT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO
33 KT OVER WATERS S OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING
S OF 24N.

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