000
FZNT27 KNHC 281504
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...WEAKENING COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SE LOUISIANA BUILDS E THROUGH
SAT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA ON SUN ALLOWING
FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND MIDDLE GULF.
STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT ON SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
W OF 93W S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
EARLY...THEN TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT. .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 WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT EARLY
TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 S OF 24N 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N.


$$