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FZNT27 KNHC 180316
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
LATE THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 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...S OF 27N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5
FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF 95W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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 AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25
KT N OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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 20 TO 25
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 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 TO NE 10 KT N OF 28N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 28N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.

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