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FZNT27 KNHC 050338
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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 1021 MB OVER CENTRAL GULF SHIFT S AND
WEAKEN AS COLD FRONT MOVES S ACROSS N GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT
AND REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS SUN NIGHT. FRONT ENTER NW
CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE AND
ALONG TEXAS COAST THROUGH EARLY THU. HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER SE
LOUISIANA TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S
OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED
TSTMS W PART.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
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 AND MON NIGHT...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
INCREASE TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT WED. E OF
TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THEN
BECOME NW TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6
FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N NW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT N LATE. 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N
SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT THEN SHIFT
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISH TO 5 KT LATE. 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
DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .WED AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4

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