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FZNT27 KNHC 132103
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE DEC 13 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 NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SLOWLY NE
THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF
TO SPREAD TO THE SE ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL
STALL OUT AND MEANDER ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS...THEN
SINK S AND WEAKEN ALONG 27N THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING
TO SE TO S WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE
PART...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT
NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS
LATE. S OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF
21N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS S OF 22N E OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO
4 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT W OF 96W.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS NW PORTIONS.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO
25 KT GRADUALLY SHIFTING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 24N AND BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO
E LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS BY AFTERNOON AND
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL
S OF 26N LATE TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 E TO SE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3
FT N OF 26N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 25N.

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