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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 455 PM CST TUE NOV 16 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 FROM JUST E OF PENSACOLA SW TO 27N91W
TO NE MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO THE
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WHILE WEAKENING...AND
EXIT THE AREA ON THU MORNING. 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 WILL SET UP
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W...UPDATED
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
UPDATED WINDS FOR TONIGHT
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 K...EXCEPT OVER NW PART
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SHIFTING TO SE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W...UPDATED
UPDATED WINDS FOR TONIGHT
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N
SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...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...UPDATED
UPDATED WINDS SE OF FRONT FOR TONIGHT
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 25N BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN
CHANNEL.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...UPDATED
UPDATED WINDS FOR TONIGHT
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W
TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 1 TO 2
FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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