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FZNT27 KNHC 261524
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 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 TO 30N92W TO 18N94W. REINFORCING
SURGE MOVE STATIONARY FRONT E TONIGHT TO REACH FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE AND E OF AREA LATE TUE
NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST
PERIOD.

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 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10
KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE WED
THEN BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE 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 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 FT
LATE.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE FRI. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT BECOMING S AT 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT THEN NW 25 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT
TONIGHT. 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 NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 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 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE
LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING E LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 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 FT FRI.

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