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FZNT27 KNHC 022131
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 30N92W TO 27N95W
TO 22N98W. 1010 MB LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA THIS EVENING NEAR 30N89W WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THE LOW TO 28N90W TO 19N93W BY WED MORNING...THEN FROM
1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N86W TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU
MORNING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THU MORNING STRETCHING FROM 30N85W TO 22N93W TO
18N94W BY THU AFTERNOON. THIS NEXT FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP
SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT SAT AND SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 94W THU...
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 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 FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT N OF 28N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 28N. E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT S OF 28N THU MORNING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
14 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF
94W EXCEPT 20 KT E OF 94W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT W OF
94W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. .SUN...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W THU THROUGH FRI...
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...S OF 21N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
SW WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU AND THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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