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FZNT27 KNHC 280939
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 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...COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF WATERS THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO 21N97W BY MID
AFTERNOON THEN REACH FROM NEAR 29N82W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT
MORNING THEN STALL FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
SUN MORNING. TROPICAL STORM RINA CURRENTLY OVER EXTREME NE
COASTAL YUCATAN WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNE AND EMERGE OVER WATER LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING THEN TURN SE TONIGHT AND
SAT...REACHING NEAR 20.6N 86.1W SAT AFTERNOON AS A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THEN MOVE SSE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N WINDS TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT
WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT
W OF 93W LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 28N E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. W
OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...AHEAD OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT S OF 23N W OF 95W.
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
N SWELL. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 22.5N E OF 87.5W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 12
FT WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE DECREASING TO 40 NM E OF CENTER
TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35
KT GUSTS TO 45 KT TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF
24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 24N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT
TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY AND ALONG
FRONT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8
TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N WINDS
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THROUGHOUT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
SE OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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