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FZNT27 KNHC 160831
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE NOV 16 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 OVER THE NW WATERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
RAPIDLY E TODAY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA AT SUNSET...THEN SLOWING OVER THE SE GULF
WATERS LATE WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
THROUGH THE AREA THU AND FRI ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN
WINDS AND SEAS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE NW
WATERS FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE OVER THE W PORTION
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2
TO 4 FT E BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. .SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N
15 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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