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FZNT27 KNHC 270318
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...A COLD FRONT IS FROM 30N90W TO 25N92W THEN
STATIONARY TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 30N85W TO
22N93W TO 18N94W TUE MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE AREA TUE
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE
NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE
WED NIGHT...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 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 NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE THU.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 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 SHIFTING TO N
TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5
TO 10 KT N OF 25N WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT S OF 24N.

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