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FZNT27 KNHC 251004
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU NOV 25 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...S RETURN FLOW ACROSS W HALF OF BASIN EXPAND THROUGH
ENTIRE GULF LATER TODAY IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT ENTERING NW
WATERS TONIGHT. COLD FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY
OF CAMPECHE LATE FRI AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ
LATE SAT. FRONTAL REMNANTS DISSIPATE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN
AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP ACROSS ENTIRE GULF SUN NIGHT
AND MON IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS
LATE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 93W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 93W
SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT
LATE. E OF FRONT S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 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 SUBSIDE TO 4
FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 12 FT LATE MON.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W FRI...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
INCREASE TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILD TO 13 FT FRI
NIGHT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 10 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO
15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N OVER EXTREME NW WATERS
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART TONIGHT.
.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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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
.TODAY...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE AT 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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