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FZNT27 KNHC 160259
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU DEC 15 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT
E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE FRI
THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
N OF THE AREA SUN MOVING E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE
MEXICO LATE TUE.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL
N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SUN...N OF 21N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N
OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 5
TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THEN
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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