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FZNT27 KNHC 012134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED DEC 01 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...FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER
THE EASTERN AND SW GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE
NW GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE GULF
EARLIER TODAY. FRESH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE
FAR SE GULF THROUGH THU...LEAVING LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT...REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
S TEXAS BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE
FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO ON MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. W OF 93W
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF
27N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE
TO S FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO
20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
N OF 27N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING FRI TO 3 TO 5
FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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