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FZNT27 KNHC 250309
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW LOUISIANA INTO A 1009
MB LOW NEAR 29N94W AND SE TO 25N94W THEN SW TO INLAND MEXICO AT
20N96W. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT TRACKS NE TO THE S
CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TUE MORNING...THEN CONTINUES ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST TO THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TUE
AFTERNOON WITH FRONT EXTENDING SW TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN
PENINSULA BY TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN ACCELERATE TO NE OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT TUE INTO WED WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY WED...AND TO
E OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD FROM W
TO E ACROSS THE GULF 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.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING
FROM SW TO NE ALONG AND E OF FRONT AND LOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...AND TO N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT AND TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...AND 2 TO 3 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
.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 AND TSTMS MOVING FROM SW TO NE OVER NW PORTION.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 25N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND
E OF 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...EXCEPT N OF 25N 20 TO 25
KT. 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 SUBSIDING TO
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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