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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST WED DEC 07 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N83W TO 21N89W TO THE
FAR E BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS ARE BLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THU AND FRI AS THE FRONT EXITS THE GULF WATERS.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN PRODUCING
AGAIN SOME INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF REGION.
SE RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED W OF 95W BY MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 95W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
THEN SHIFTING E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI
NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI
NIGHT.
.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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 KT W OF
95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.


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