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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST FRI DEC 30 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...A RIDGE FROM 1021 MB HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO SW GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A
WEAK COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY ON SUN. THE
FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF...AND REACH FROM N
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SUN...FROM NEAR
NAPLES FLORIDA TO 26N82W TO 24N89W TO 18N95W BY EARLY
MON...THEN SE OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING
TUE AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN ACROSS THE AREA.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W BECOMING S
TO SW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
FAR W PART.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN
N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N
WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE EARLY...THEN N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND SHIFTING TO
SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT NW
OVER PORTION.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON...
.TODAY...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS FAR NW PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF 95W NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT IN THE AFTERNOON
DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N AND TO NE 15 TO 20
KT S OF 22N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 22N 8 TO 10 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NE PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND
TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 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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