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FZNT27 KNHC 272136
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN
PENINSULA REACH FROM STRAIT OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN EARLY
TONIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
FRONT THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST PERIOD.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. W OF FRONT S OF
25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SS WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
SE THU NIGHT AND 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 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...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...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT S OF
27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH 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 AND SUN...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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