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FZNT27 KNHC 120909
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 12 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 FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH 22N89W
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXIT THE GULF TODAY. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE
BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT AND PRODUCE STRONG N TO NE WINDS
THROUGH THU MORNING THAT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE
FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930
PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 8 TO 12 FT S
OF 28N.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 27N
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT W OF 96W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 96W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. SE
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8
TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 25N THU
NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF
26N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N.

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