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FZNT27 KNHC 062218
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON DEC 06 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE TO SE TEXAS WILL AMPLIFY N ALONG THE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WATERS EARLY WED AND MOVE SE TO NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU WHILE DRAGGING THE FRONT SE AS A COLD
FRONT AGAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING TO THE E AND SE BY
SUNRISE FRI. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE EARLY SAT IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE SAT
REACHING THE SE WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10
KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT W OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S 10 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD
OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.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
5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AN WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT
WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU
NIGHT. E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE
TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU BECOMING SE 10 KT THU NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N NE
TO E WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S WED NIGHT...BECOMING NE TO E 15
TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT
THU. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THU
BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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