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FZNT27 KNHC 160930
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 16 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...WEAKENING 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED ALONG THE SE
LOUISIANA COAST WILL SHIFT NE AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH TUE AS
A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVES E ACROSS THE N HALF
OF THE GULF. WEAK LOW PRES ACROSS S TEXAS WILL MOVE NE ACROSS
COASTAL TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT AND DRAG A TROUGH E ACROSS NW
PORTIONS...THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA BORDER TO
JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE BY LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST TUE AND REACH FROM NEAR FORT MEYERS TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY LATE WED BEFORE STALLING. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND
THU...AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST THU EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE
TO S BY AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONTAL
TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING S TO SW
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED W OF
95W THROUGH LATE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE
W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 22N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTIONS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4
FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION EARLY.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 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.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT CENTRAL PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SE 15 KT S
OF 24N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY EVENING THEN SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BY EVENING AND SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 15
KT AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONTAL TROUGH MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W
TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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