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FZNT27 KNHC 162134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED NOV 16 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 WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 30N89W TO 25N93W WILL
CONTINUE E THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A STRONG REINFORCING COLD
FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND OVERTAKES
IT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH S THU REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS
FRI. FRESH SE WINDS DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
AND SE OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 22N 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 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST
OF YUCATAN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E
OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF
FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
E TO SE N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4
TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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