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FZNT27 KNHC 210335
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN
COAST NEAR 23N98W WILL REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO 21N98W
WED MORNING AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY...THEN RETREAT TO THE
NW TO ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE E THU...REACHING MOBILE BAY TO 22N98W THU EVENING THEN
STALL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO 23N98W FRI. E PORTIONS
OF FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS BIG BEND WHILE W
PORTIONS OF FRONT MOVE S AND EXTEND FROM 28N89W TO WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE SAT...AND FROM 28N87W TO W CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF
FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI BEHIND FRONT.
AREAS OF RAIN.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
S OF 28N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W SAT AND SUN...
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
ALONG YUCATAN COAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
LESS THAN 3 FT S OF 20N. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 21N.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
N 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT S OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT...
BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 30 TO
35 KT AND S OF 23N E OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 10 TO 14 FT AND
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N E OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING MAINLY E OF 88W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER N PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS S
OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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