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FZNT27 KNHC 220247
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI NOV 21 2008
...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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO LOW PRES
NEAR 25N96W THEN EXTENDS S TO 21N97W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT
WILL DRIFT SE WHILE THE W PART BECOMES DIFFUSE THIS WEEKEND.
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE U.S. BEHIND FRONT AND
MOVES OFFSHORE MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW
GULF MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N86W TO 25N97W MON
EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO 21N97W TUE MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED.
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
TONIGHT AND SAT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART.
SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING SE TO S SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10
KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF
FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
TUE
E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
WED
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
TONIGHT
W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. N OF 23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SUN
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF
95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT AND MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TUE
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WED
N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
TONIGHT
N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 25N SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SUN NIGHT.
MON
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO
25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SAT AND SAT NIGHT
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN AND SUN NIGHT
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
MON
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO
25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N
TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
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