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FZNT27 KNHC 300251
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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...A RIDGE FROM 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 30N83W TO SE
TEXAS WILL SHIFT E ON FRI NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT
TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS SAT...DISSIPATING SAT
NIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW WATERS SUN
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N98W SUN
EVENING...FROM 26N82W TO 23N95W TO 18N95W MON
MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE AREA MON EVENING. STRONG TO GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE

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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5
TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON...
.TONIGHT...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SW PART.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 21N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVER NW
PORTION LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. E
OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7
TO 11 FT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 22N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
N OF 25N LATE TUE.

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