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FZNT27 KNHC 041503
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT DEC 04 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT S AND
WEAKEN ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE S INTO THE N PORTION
TONIGHT REACHING FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS SUN NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT TRAILING A FRONTAL
TROUGH NW 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON 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
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5
FT LATE TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE
TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY TONIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT DIMINISHING TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART LATE TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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