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FZNT27 KNHC 162103
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
STALL TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON AS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON AND EXTENDS FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE AFTERNOON AND FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 T.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 26N.
.SUN NIGHT AND 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 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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