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FZNT27 KNHC 022101
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI DEC 2 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH SUN IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON...FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS
IT REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED.
STRONG OFFSHORE WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE MUCH OF
THE WESTERN GULF WATERS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 95W TUE...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 93W
SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 28N W OF 93W 5 TO
7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S OF 26N W OF
95W INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT SE OF
FRONT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 3 TO 5 FT IN
SE SWELL. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF
95W 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N W OF 95W
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N E OF 93W 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF 95W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N,
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF FRONT E
TO SE AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT FAR SE
PORTION 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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