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FZNT27 KNHC 150833
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 15 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...RIDGING ALONG 26N WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY
THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING AND
EXPANDING FROM THE W GULF TO THE CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI REACHING FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF FRI NIGHT THEN FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE W YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AND E OF THE AREA BY
EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF
94W...AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE
SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI...THEN BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 25N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW
PORTION LATE FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND
3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.

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