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FZNT27 KNHC 280311
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 NAPLES FLORIDA TO N YUCATAN
PENINSULA SWEEPS SE AND EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE
YUCATAN LATE TONIGHT AND E OF THE AREA EARLY WED. 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...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 5 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 22N N WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS S
OF 21N.
.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...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.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 SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF FRONT N
OF 27N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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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