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FZNT27 KNHC 200839
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 20 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 WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE W BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED. THE FRONT WILL RETREAT NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS
COAST WED NIGHT AS WEAK LOW PRES FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OVER S
TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE TOWARDS CENTRAL LOUISIANA THU
PUSHING THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM THE W
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN WEAKEN
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO
9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI NIGHT AND SAT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT FRI NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE SAT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 8 TO 13 FT BY SAT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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