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FZNT27 KNHC 230905
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI DEC 23 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...COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL...
MOVING BACK TO THE W FRI AND SAT. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL
PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD AGAIN SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...STALLING
FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN E SWELL. AREAS OF RAIN.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 94W LATE SAT THROUGH MON...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3
FT S OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT N OF 21N LATE. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
CENTRAL WATERS SAT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE...AND BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4
FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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