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FZNT27 KNHC 290914
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 29 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 30N86W 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 2 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO E
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT
LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT
TONIGHT.
.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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