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FZNT27 KNHC 160917
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 16 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...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N E OF 90W WILL SHIFT E AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING AND STALLS
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES OVER
THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL REESTABLISH OVER THE NW
GULF SUN NIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON.
A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TX COAST AROUND SUNRISE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW WATERS.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 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...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF
21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 7 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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