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FZNT27 KNHC 021525
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE NOV 02 2010

...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...STRONG COLD FRONT LIES FROM 30N93W TO 27N97W. LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY WITH THE FRONT
EXTENDING FROM 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N92W TO 28N90W TO 19N93W
WED MORNING AND FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL THU MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND LIE THU MORNING FROM 30N85W TO
25N97W. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE
GULF BY FRI MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W THU...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 26N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT N OF 28N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 28N. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...W OF 94W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E
OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT THU MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W
AND 20 KT E OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N AND
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W THU AND FRI...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 22N AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. E
OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 KT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N
SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8
TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NE SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT
N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN
90 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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