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FZNT27 KNHC 070251
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU JAN 06 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...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO JUST N OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF FRI WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W
GULF SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF EARLY
SUN WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF SUN EVENING WITH A
REINFORCING FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE GULF MON AND TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT W OF 93W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF
93W LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE.
.SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING
NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25
KT N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N
OF 28N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N
LATE. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.

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