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FZNT27 KNHC 250331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 ACROSS THE W HALF OF THE
BASIN WILL EXPAND TO THE ENTIRE GULF THU IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT THU NIGHT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR
VERACRUZ SAT EVENING. THE FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN AS SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE GULF 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...LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W
OF 95W...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI
EVENING...THEN BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS WITH
FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 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 20N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 KT THU NIGHT...SHIFTING NW TO N 10 KT FAR NW WATERS LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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
9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5
TO 10 KT BY EVENING. 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...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 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 SE 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 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 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 NIGHT. 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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