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FZNT27 KNHC 201000
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST SUN NOV 20 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 RIDGE JUST N OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MON TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WITH FRESH E
ACROSS THE E GULF...AND FRESH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE AND
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO BY WED EVENING...AND THEN STALLS AND BECOMES DIFFUSE
THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT OFF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N
OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
UPDATED TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT FORECAST
.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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