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FZNT27 KNHC 031517
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED NOV 03 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 STRETCHES FROM 30N89W TO 25N90W TO
19N95W. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM 29N87W TO
25N85W TO FAR WESTERN CUBA THU MORNING BEFORE BEING ABSORBED
BY A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF TO 30N87W TO 26N95W THU MORNING. THIS SECONDARY FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI
MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W THU AND THU NIGHT...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
10 TO 15 FT. E OF 93W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND
2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.
.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...
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. E
OF FRONT NW 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
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO
12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12
FT LATE. .SAT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE
SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF
28N. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW TO W N OF
24N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W WINDS
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF SECONDARY FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF SECONDARY FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE.
.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 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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