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FZNT27 KNHC 032101
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT DEC 3 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 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 MON
MORNING. 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

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST
S OF 28N W OF 94W.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT.
AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
AND NEAR FRONT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT 8 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST S OF 26N. AREAS OF RAIN
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED...
.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 AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW
PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 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. AREAS OF RAIN WITH 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.
.THU...N OF 20N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E
OF 94W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF
94W 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7
FT. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO
10 FT S OF 24N AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
26N. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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