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FZNT27 KNHC 070330
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTEND FROM BAY OF CAMPECHE TO SE
TEXAS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG
FRONT OVER NW GULF WATERS WED AND MOVE SE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL
LATE THU DRAGGING FRONT SE AS COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN ZONES.
RIDGE REBUILD IN WAKE OF FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING E AND SE
EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD
FRONT ENTERING NW GULF SAT REACHING 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 DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF STATIONARY FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15
KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8
FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S TO
20 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS
WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S LATE THU. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT EXCEPT 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 SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT BUILD TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. E OF
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE
THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE THU. 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
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN
SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT. .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
INCREASE TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS
10 KT SHIFT S WED NIGHT THEN BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND
FRONT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF
FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT
N OF FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDE TO 2 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT THU
THEN SHIFT SE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT.

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