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FZNT27 KNHC 242115
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI DEC 24 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...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST BEFORE
SUNRISE SAT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM A LOW NEAR 29N94W TO
TAMPICO MEXICO MID MORNING SAT. THE LOW WILL LIE NEAR 28N89W
WITH THE COLD FRONT REACHING INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
AND A WARM FRONT STRETCHING INTO APALACHEE BAY BY EVENING. THE
LOW WILL MOVE NE OF THE AREA BY SUN MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN
BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS
SHIFTS E ACROSS THE GULF WITH FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW OVER
THE W GULF TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E
OF 92W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEA BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT S OF 22N AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 22N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 21N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL.
.MON...W OF 87W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E
OF 87W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 5
FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING S TO SW BY AFTERNOON W
OF 83W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 KT S OF 25N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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