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FZNT27 KNHC 130353
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 HAS MOVED INTO EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN THIS
EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT AND PRODUCE
STRONG N TO NE WINDS THROUGH THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO
DECREASE FROM NW TO SE THU THROUGH FRI MORNING. SE RETURN FLOW
WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES REMAINS JUST NE OF THE BASIN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST
SW.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
BAY OF CAMPECHE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
W OF 94W.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT
LATE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL. .FRI...W OF E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
22N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 10 FT LATE.
.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.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF
26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 26N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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