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FZNT27 KNHC 170331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 ACROSS THE TEXAS AND SW
LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SE AND BE
OVERTAKEN BY A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERING THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS BY MIDNIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO NEAR 24N98W THU MORNING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE FROM
FLORIDA KEYS TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING. FRESH N TO
NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT. MODERATE
SE FLOW WILL 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 COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT BEHIND
COLD FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.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
4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT DURING THE EVENING...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 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 SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 JUST AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 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 W TO NW
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT S TO
SW WINDS JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.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 6 TO 7
FT THU NIGHT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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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