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FZNT27 KNHC 020937
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE NOV 02 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...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
LATER THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM A 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR THE
CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST AT 29N92W TO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE WED MORNING AND FROM 1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO
WESTERN CUBA THU MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THU AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY SWEEP
SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FIRST COLD FRONT THU THEN DECREASE TO
BELOW GALE FORCE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 26N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS
INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 10 FT. E OF 93W S
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT. .FRI...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4
TO 7 FT. E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 10
FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W THU...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 120
NM E OF FRONT N OF 22N AND BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT.
.THU...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E
OF 95W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 KT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE
SWELL.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WED.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN
90 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL.

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