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FZNT27 KNHC 110835
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF LATE TUE INTO WED AS
THE HIGH CONTINUES TO SHIFT E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST THU WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE
PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 21N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE
TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. 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. WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE NORTH OF
26N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF
26N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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