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FZNT27 KNHC 080302
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON NOV 07 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT E
TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS
COAST TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...AND FROM NE FLORIDA TO FAR
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE
TO JUST SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE
SW GULF ON THU BEFORE DIMINISHING ON FRI AS HIGH PRES THAT
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...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 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 95W LATE.
.FRI...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT LATE. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF
93W SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 94W THU...
.TONIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25
TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 T0 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SAT...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ELSEWHERE E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N NE TO E
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 24N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF
FRONT NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 26N 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT IN
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT IN
THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 27NE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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