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FZNT27 KNHC 111444
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS AREA WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE W GULF TUE AND
SPREADING E ACROSS ALL WATERS BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS THU NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S PART.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT S OF 25N BY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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