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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST SAT DEC 04 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL MOVE S AND
WEAKEN THROUGH SUN MORNING IN RESPONSE TO A FAST MOVING COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PORTION TONIGHT...AND REACH
FROM S FLORIDA TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS SUN NIGHT...THEN ENTER
THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA MON NIGHT WITH ITS WESTERN EXTENSION
EXTENDING NW AS A TROUGH TO ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND
ALONG TEXAS COAST THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER SE
LOUISIANA.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS EARLY...EXCEPT BECOMING N 15
TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N SE TO
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED ...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT WED. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N
TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. S OF 26N
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N...AND
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.


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