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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST FRI DEC 09 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...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
.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.
SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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.
.WED...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 21N W OF 94W.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
21N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF
25N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N WED.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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 THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.


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