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FZNT27 KNHC 181502
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR
23N90W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN
U.S. SLIDES EASTWARD. THE HIGH WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE
U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP THE
ENTIRE AREA ...AND WHILE LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER WESTERN TEXAS
TRACKS NE. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT TO OFF THE TEXAS
COAST EARLY TUE... AND TO ALONG A POSITION FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED...THEN LIFT
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT THU.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE EARLY TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W...AND 4 TO 6 FT
W OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN S OF 27N
W OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF
95W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 94W.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E
WE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 N OF
21N W OF 95W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF
21N. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
E OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT N OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 25N.
.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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING
TO W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
DEVELOPING FAR N PORTION MON NIGHT.
.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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.


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