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FZNT27 KNHC 250949
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 25 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...WARM FRONT FROM 29N88W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N95W THEN
STATIONARY FRONT 19N94W. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THE
FRONT E MON EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN EARLY WED
AND SE OF GULF LATE WED. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
8 TO 11 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT THU INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING W OF 95W THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE... N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 95W WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF
95W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT NW PORTIONS LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT N OF 25N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
N OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
24N WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS N OF 25N LATE.
.THU...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N
TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS N OF
27N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR
LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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