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FZNT27 KNHC 230243
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE NOV 22 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 COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW GULF WILL EXTEND FROM
30N86W TO 22N98W WED MORNING AND WEAKEN FROM 25N81W TO 24N95W
TO 18N95W THU MORNING BEFORE PASSING SE OF AREA BY FRI. A
SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT
EVENING AND REACH FROM 30N87W TO 19N96W BY SUN MORNING. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF LATE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OFF
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 21N WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N WED NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N EARLY THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN
90 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT
EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
W OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND 10 TO 15 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N
OF 28N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT FROM
26N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
FRONT S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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