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FZNT27 KNHC 180807
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 18 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...AN INITIAL COLD FRONT HAS STALLED FROM NAPLES BAY
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE
NW WATERS WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT TODAY WITH THE
MERGED FRONT MOVING SE OF THE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES N
OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WEST GULF LATE FRI THROUGH MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S
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.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
SUN NIGHT AND MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N
TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING
E TO SE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FLORIDA
STRAITS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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