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FZNT27 KNHC 040901
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI NOV 04 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 FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19M96W WILL
EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. STRONG HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SUN AND MON ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO
BECOME E TO SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. NEXT COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE OUT OF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W 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.
.MON...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH 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 TO E TO SE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT
WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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