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FZNT27 KNHC 190837
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 19 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT BUT STALLING
FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT NW WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU
THEN MOVE E AGAIN THU AND FRI REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
15 TO 20 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 7 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23 W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
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 N 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 1 TO 3 FT
S OF 21N.
.WED AND THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL
HIGHEST 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 SHIFTING TO N BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT IN FLORIDA STRAITS. 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 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI... N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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