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FZNT27 KNHC 242130
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 EXTENDS FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA SW TO
A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W AND S TO INLAND MEXICO AT 19N96W.
THE LOW WILL DEEPEN SOME AS IT TRACKS NE THE S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COAST TUE MORNING....THEN ACCELERATE ACROSS THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT WITH FRONT EXTENDING SW TO
THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. HE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED MORNING THEN MOVE E OF
THE GULF ON WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL THEN DOMINATE THE
AREA THU THROUGH SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN N SWELL.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NW PORTION TONIGHT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 O 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N AND 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 25N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW
TUE NIGHT AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.


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