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FZNT27 KNHC 181505
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NAPLES BAY TO THE
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A SECOND COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS
WILL OVERTAKE THE FIRST COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.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 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 SAT NIGHT. 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W
OF 94W.
.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 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS...AND SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N TONIGHT.
.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 IN STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S
OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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