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FZNT27 KNHC 152141
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE NOV 15 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 RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
NW GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. A STRONGER REINFORCING
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU
AND WILL DISSIPATE ALONG 25N FRI. FRESH SE WINDS RETURN TO THE
NW GULF BY SAT WITH A RIDGE RE-ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE E
AND MIDDLE GULF WATERS.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 27N
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.

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