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FZNT27 KNHC 270907
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 27 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...COLD FRONT IS FROM 30N90W TO 25N92W THEN STATIONARY
TO 18N94W. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THE SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
TONIGHT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. 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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