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FZNT27 KNHC 042108
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO
24N85W TO 19N94W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN EXIT THE
GULF LATER TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE
GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SOME
EASTWARD SUN AND MON AND WEAKEN ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME E
TO SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE EVENING...AND REACH FROM
CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY WED MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT W OF 95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 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 BUILDING TO 5 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 BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SUN NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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