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FZNT27 KNHC 150015
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 14 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...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY EXTENDING E THROUGH SE WILL WEAKEN WHILE SHIFTING E
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH
ACROSS THE GULF WITH SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF FROM
TEXAS SUN MOVING INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF MON NIGHT
THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE S CENTRAL GULF TUE
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT PUSHES E OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRES BUILDS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT
SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S
SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO
SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SW TO W TUE...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S
OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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