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FZNT27 KNHC 170320
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 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 APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 25N88W
AND TO JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR
FORT MYERS TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WHILE
WEAKENING...THEN 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. HIGH PRES N OF
THE AREA WILL THEN SLIDE EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION LATE FRI THROUGH SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 95W 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT...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 THROUGHOUT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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
.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
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. S OF 27N 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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