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FZNT27 KNHC 190330
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN DEC 18 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...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL MOVE TO OFFSHORE THE SE
U.S. ON MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL
REACH A POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...THEN IS FORECAST TO BECOME QUASI-
STATIONARY FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW EARLY
THU THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU AND FRI AS A NEW SURGE OF COLD AIR
FOLLOWS THE FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.

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

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N
AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW
BEHIND FRONT LATE 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT
6 TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL...
EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL..
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW 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.

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

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