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FZNT27 KNHC 010932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED DEC 01 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA BAY
AREA TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SE
AND MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY
THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 90W WILL
SHIFT S INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS ALL BUT
THE FAR SE GULF THROUGH FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW WILL
PREVAIL SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS INTO THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT SE PART...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT SE PART SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6
FT BY LATE TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF
94W AND 1 TO 3 FT E OF 94W.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING S OF 21N...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING
BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL
EARLY SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT EARLY BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT
TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. W OF 95W E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL EARLY
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2
TO 4 FT S OF 25N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT N OF 25N FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING FRI TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF
25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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