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FZNT27 KNHC 021521
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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...E TO SE FLOW PREVAILS UNTIL A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
NW GULF EARLY THU AND EXTENDS FROM 30N92W TO 25N98W THU
MORNING. BRIEF GALES ARE FORECAST ALONG MEXICAN COAST THU
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM 30N87W TO 21N97W THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN FROM 26N81W TO
21N95W TO 19N95W FRI EVENING...AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING
LEAVING E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE GULF AGAIN SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 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 9
FT BEHIND FRONT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S
OF 21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN TO 25 TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. E
OF 95W N TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. W OF FRONT N OF
21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE 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 3 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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