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FZNT27 KNHC 242134
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED NOV 24 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET THU. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE
FRI AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF
CAMPECHE SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE SUN NIGHT AND MON IN ADVANCE OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS MON NIGHT.

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 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH
FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT W OF 95W FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT LATE MON NIGHT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI...
.TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
INCREASING BRIEFLY TO 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. 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 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N OVER EXTREME NW
WATERS LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART THU
NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI. 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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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