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FZNT27 KNHC 060931
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST MON DEC 06 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR NW CUBA NW TO A WEAK
FRONTAL WAVE NEAR 24N96W AND CONTINUES NW AS STATIONARY FRONT
TO INLAND NE MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S OF THE GULF
AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE STATIONARY
PORTION LINGERS THROUGH WED. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE
STATIONARY PORTION ON WED THEN MOVE S INTO THE SW GULF THU
AS A RIDGE BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA. THE PARENT HIGH WILL SHIFT
E AND NE OVER THE SE STATES THU AND FRI ALLOWING FOR WINDS
TO VEER AROUND TO THE E AND SE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. AREAS
OF RAIN OVER FAR W PORTION.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W SHIFTING TO
S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT
LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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