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FZNT27 KNHC 260252
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...A WARM FRONT IS FROM 29N85W TO LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W
1021 MB THEN STATIONARY FROM THE LOW TO 25N93W TO 18N94W. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL ARRIVE MON PUSHING THE FRONT E AS A COLD
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...MOVING E OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. HIGH PRES THEN HOLDS IN PLACE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF
93W. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
5 TO 10 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E
LATE WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W
OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 93W N
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 93W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF
24N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT...AND BECOMING W TO NW
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE
TO S LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 1O TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N
OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT FRI. S OF 25N NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 3 FT FRI.

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