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FZNT27 KNHC 240857
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 24 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 25N93W TO 19N95W. THE
FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 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 S OF 25N W OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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