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FZNT27 KNHC 151445
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AND
SHIFT E THROUGH SUN WITH FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PERSISTING OVER
THE W GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO
JUST N OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...THEN REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N YUCATAN COAST TUE MORNING.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT QUICKLY
REACHING FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN COAST

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W
THROUGH SUN MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 10
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5
TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS SE PORTION EARLY.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT E OF
FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO
SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N LATE.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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