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FZNT27 KNHC 192106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OFF THE U.S. SE COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT KEEPING SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW PREVAIL ACROSS GULF AS LOW PRES EXPANDS NE
OVER W TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH A
POSITION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED. THE
FRONT WILL THEN RETREAT NW TOWARDS THE NE MEXICO AND THE TEXAS
COAST WED AND WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG IT
NEAR SOUTHERN TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA IN THU PUSHING THE FRONT EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT
TO A POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. COLD HIGH PRES WILL USHER IN
NORTHERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N 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 THROUGH 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.
AREAS OF RAIN NEAR FRONT...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.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.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N...AND NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF 22N. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N E OF 88W
15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 24N E OF 88W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT W OF 88W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 88W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W
OF 88W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW
PORTION BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NW
PORTION BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PART.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO N. 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.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT... HIGHER SEAS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF
25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E
SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR
NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION LATE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE.

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