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FZNT27 KNHC 091501
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 09 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 N OF THE AREA WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY.
STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN
MON AND TUE ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 94W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...S OF 26N W OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. W
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SAT NIGHT. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 23N W OF 96W NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 20N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 96W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT
4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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