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FZNT27 KNHC 240347
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE NOV 23 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...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM W ATLC ALONG
ABOUT 30N INTO THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND WILL SINK SE AND WEAKEN
ACROSS THE ATLC THROUGH WED NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE W GULF WILL EXPAND TO ENTIRE BASIN BY EARLY
THU...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO NW WATERS THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE SE...REACHING FROM
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI EVENING...THEN STALL
ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE WHILE MOVING SLOWLY S AND WEAKENING
ACROSS S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL THEN DISSIPATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE REGION AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW REDEVELOPS ACROSS

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND
SEAS HIGHEST NW PORTIONS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT LATE THU AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT
AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT...AND BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT
THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 26N W
OF 95W. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE SAT NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI...
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25
TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. E OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI EVENING. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

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