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FZNT27 KNHC 042056
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN DEC 4 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 OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL RETREAT
EASTWARD LATER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING...AND FROM MOBILE
ALABAMA TO WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. FRONT BRIEFLY
STALLS IN THE SAME AREA WED BEFORE ADVANCING E AND EXTENDING
FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN BY LATE THU...AND E OF THE AREA THU
NIGHT/EARLY FRI. INCREASING NLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
MAY REACH GALE FORCE IN THE SW GULF LATE WED AND THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH 10 TO 15 KT...THEN
BECOME VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THU
NIGHT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W LATE WED AND
THU... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT
S OF 22N W OF 95W LATE WED. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF 22N W
OF 95W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 22N
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO
10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE.

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