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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2010

...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 STATIONARY FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE NW TO SE TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF NEAR 27N94W EARLY WED WITH A WARM
FRONT TO 27N90W...THEN QUICKLY MOVE SE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE
THU DRAGGING THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD AS COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD ACROSS THE AREA
IN THE WAKE OF FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING TO E AND SE EARLY FRI.
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE ON SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
NE SWELL S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT EARLY...THEN N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT WARM FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT AND E OF LOW
SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED
NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 94W EARLY WED.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E EARLY AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT...THEN SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION
BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 95W.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT EARLY ...THEN TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 22N INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE
TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT
SHIFT S WED NIGHT THEN BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF
27N ...AND TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT THU...THEN SHIFTING TO SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND
FRONT.


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