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FZNT27 KNHC 071505
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED DEC 07 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...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF AREA FRI THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
.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 AND SUN...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...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. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 22N LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
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.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 7 FT IN NW SWELL S OF
25N... HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT
TO 8 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE 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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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