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FZNT27 KNHC 231533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 30N84W TO 28N68W THEN STATIONARY TO
25N94W TO 19N96W REACH 27N82W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY
TONIGHT AND STALL SAT. REINFORCING SURGE PUSH FRONT EASTWARD
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.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 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO
12 FT IN N SWELL LATE SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN
N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT
LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. E OF
FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6
FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS SAT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT 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 E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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