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FZNT27 KNHC 060231
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON DEC 5 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...COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE EVENING...FROM N FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED
EVENING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THU. WINDS W OF FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE-FORCE WED IN THE SW GULF WITH SEAS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
W OF 95W WED NIGHT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 94W LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 21N W OF 95W WED...
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 13 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N
OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE
SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 AND WED NIGHT..N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING
5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 7
FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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