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FZNT27 KNHC 102107
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT DEC 10 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...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
AND TROUGHING IN THE NW CARIBBEAN IS YIELDING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN NIGHT
THROUGH TUE ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF WED AS THE
HIGH SHIFTS NE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TX COAST BY THU
NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N
OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S
OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL AFTER SUNSET. S OF 22N W OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 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
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 21N.
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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N AND E OF 87W S OF 24N NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 25N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
PART.
.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 26N AND 6 TO 9
FT S OF 26N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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