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FZNT27 KNHC 172108
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 28N90W
TO 26N95W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE COLD
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE GULF ON SUN...WHILE
THE STATIONARY PORTION WILL LAG BEHIND OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT
THROUGH SUN THEN SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT
THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION SUN AND SPREAD E
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...THEN STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND
5 TO 7 FT W OF 95W. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF RAIN
WITH FOG.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 T. AREAS OF RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT N OF 23N LATE THU...
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND 30 TO 25 KT N OF 23N LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N N TO NE
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 28N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.

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