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FZNT27 KNHC 061501
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE DEC 06 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 MOBILE ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WED MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF ON WED.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.
E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT TONIGHT.
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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 FT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 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 WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. E OF
FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW
SWELL S OF 26N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8
FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING N WED
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
25N. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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