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FZNT27 KNHC 020947
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED NOV 02 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...FRESH NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE GULF THIS MORNING...THEN WINDS VEER MORE EASTWARD AS
STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES SHIFTS SE. NEXT
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM
30N92W TO 24N99W THU MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH BRIEF GALES ALONG
MEXICAN COAST THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 30N87.5W TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING...THEN
WEAKEN FROM 30N82W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S
TO SW 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E TO
SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT FAR W PART LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10
FT BEHIND FRONT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF FRONT THU...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT THIS
MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 21N W OF
93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF
21N E 0F 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S
OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 5
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN TO 25 TO
35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN NE 15
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT BY EVENING THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
FRI NIGHT. SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN
BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW
SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU EVENING THEN NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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