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FZNT27 KNHC 140833
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 14 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF WILL DIMINISH
TODAY THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS SHIFTS TO THE
S. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH TEXAS THU AND INTO THE NW
GULF THU NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY
FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT FRI
AFTERNOON...DISSIPATING ON SAT. NEW HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE
AREA SUN WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW REDEVELOPING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
22N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.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 THU NIGHT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.

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