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FZNT27 KNHC 010936
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE NOV 01 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...OLD STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA
W-SW TO THE NW COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT
S AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES AND REINFORCING COOL
AIR BUILD S AND SW ACROSS THE E GULF LATE THROUGH TO NIGHT...
PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE BASIN. A NEW COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY SE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED NIGHT
OR EARLY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU. IT WILL REACH FROM FAR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY
FRI...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE FRI THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AS U.S. E COAST
HIGH PRES SURGES S ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 93W SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
FAR W PART LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT
THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 27N E OF
93W. .SAT...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF
94W INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 27N W OF 94W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO
N ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 95W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W
NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 21N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF
94W NW TO 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W 8 TO 10
FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
23N W OF 95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E
OF 87W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF
25N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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