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FZNT27 KNHC 262128
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN SEP 26 2010

...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 MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT
WILL LIE FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO MON
AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE
AFTERNOON. NEW LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT N TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WED AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND PASS NE INTO SW FLORIDA BY
FRI AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SE WATERS.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT MON AND MON NIGHT AND 7
TO 10 FT S OF 22N TUE AND TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 22N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
N TO NE SWELL. S OF 22N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 21N EARLY WED.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM
24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E
TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT BECOMING NE NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA
DURING EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO
N 15 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT
WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF
25N. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4
TO 6 FT S OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO
20 KT LATE TUE AND TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT
WED. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 25N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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