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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST SAT DEC 03 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 EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND INTO THE NW GULF
EARLY ON MON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...THEN EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS THE GULF LATE WED. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE
DIMINISHING ON WED.

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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S 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...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF
26N W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 6 TO 8 FT IN N
SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N W OF 94W NW TO N
30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 23N LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO
8 FT. .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 TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.


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