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FZNT27 KNHC 310305
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI DEC 30 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...AN E TO W RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE
TEXAS MEXICO BORDER SUN MORNING...FROM SW FLORIDA TO 23N95W TO
19N95W MON MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE AREA MON EVENING. STRONG
N WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH TUE WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE W GULF LATE TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20
KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W MON...
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 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 8 TO 12 FT IN N
SWELL LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N
E WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF
24N. .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 2 TO
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
INCREASING TO 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 SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT N OF 26N
AND 6 TO 10 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. 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 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF
26N LATE TUE. .WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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