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FZNT27 KNHC 120835
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 12 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 SHIFT EASTWARD WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE W GULF BY TUE...
SPREADING TO ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THU NIGHT...MOVING
BACK INLAND FRI.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N
E OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S
OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE WINDS N OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT IN E SWELL S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT N OF 26N LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 26N LATE THU.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...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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