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FZNT27 KNHC 241531
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM JUST N OF
TAMPA BAY TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 25N96W TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR
21N97W. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N AND WEAKEN ACROSS E HALF OF
BASIN THROUGH SUN MORNING WHILE W PORTION SHIFTS E FROM 29N92W
TO 19N96W WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON MORNING. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL PUSH THE FRONT EASTWARD ON MON
EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN WED
MORNING. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT S OF 25N W
OF 95W TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
SHIFTING TO N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 AFTERNOON...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT LATE
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND BETWEEN 93W AND FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 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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