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FZNT27 KNHC 181400
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 18 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...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TODAY
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT THEN WASH OUT OVER THE SE GULF THU NIGHT. A SECOND
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU AFTERNOON...EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI
MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE N
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
BY SUNRISE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S
WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W THU NIGHT INTO FRI...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N
WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 23N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15
KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE
WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT AND NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE N OF
26N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING
TO N BEHIND FRONT EXTREME NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N NW TO N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N

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