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FZNT27 KNHC 190905
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 19 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 FROM 30N85W TO 23N98W WILL MOVE E OF THE
GULF BY TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE THU AFTERNOON...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT MORNING.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W WATERS SUN IN ADVANCE OF
A THIRD COLD FRONT MOVING TO THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE THU
NIGHT. 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 EARLY. 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. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 94W.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 WINDS 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 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N
SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT WITHIN 60
NM OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E
TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N NE TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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