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FZNT27 KNHC 290326
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST WED DEC 28 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...1022 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N86W WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
NE THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF
WATERS LATE SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SUN AND MON USHERING IN MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
3 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9
FT N OF 21N LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE
SUN. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND
FRONT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU. N OF 26N N TO NE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE.

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