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FZNT27 KNHC 171523
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED NOV 17 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 FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY THU AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS
AND SEAS. THE SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N WATERS.
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT W OF 95W SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND 3 TO 5 FT SUN.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY
IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW
PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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