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FZNT27 KNHC 030930
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 03 2011

...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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N83W TO 25N88W THEN
STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W. FRONT WILL MOVE LITTLE
BEFORE DISSIPATING E OF 90N TUE WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES NW
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF WED AND OVERTAKES THE FIRST FRONT. THE NEW
FRONT WILL LIE FROM A SURFACE LOW NEAR 29N85W TO 26N97W BY WED
EVENING AND THEN PUSH S TO ALONG 24N THU EVENING AND SE OF AREA
FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NE WATERS FRI NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT N OF 21N NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF FRONT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5
FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 15 KT N OF 26N THEN SHIFT
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF
28N LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE.

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