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FZNT27 KNHC 240301
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO 28N85W THEN
BECOMES STATIONARY TO 25N91W TO 19N95W. THE WESTERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY W OF 90W OVER THE
WEEKEND. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD ON
MON...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NW YUCATAN LATE
MON AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN LATE TUE. EXPECT GALE
FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT MAINLY S OF 25N W OF 94W SAT NIGHT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. 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 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN
E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN IN NW SWELL E OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 94W SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S
OF 21N. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 25 KT
INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
8 TO 11 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MERGING NW AND
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY
NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE... N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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