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FZNT27 KNHC 072140
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE DEC 07 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 FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND NW FROM THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE ALONG THE MEXICAN AND TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 27N94W EARLY WED. THE
LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU DRAGGING
A NEW COLD FRONT THROUGH THE W GULF. A RIDGE WILL REBUILD
ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF FRONT WITH WINDS VEERING
QUICKLY TO S ON FRI. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND
SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW
GULF LATE SAT REACHING A LINE FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN...
.TONIGHT...W OF COASTAL TROUGH NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
TROUGH E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS N
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT.
N OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE
OF LOW AND FRONTS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE THU NIGHT.
.FRI...WINDS SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN W OF 95W.
.WED AND 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 TO 7 TO 10
FT WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY AND BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL
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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW
WATERS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT LATE.
.SAT...S OF 22N S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 22N S
TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT
LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N OF SUN...
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF WARM FRONT ALONG 25N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO
4 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO
SW WED NIGHT THEN BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND LOW AND
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT THU. SCATTERED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT SAT
NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
S OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
KT WED NIGHT AND 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
BY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT
AFTERNOON...INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT OVER NW PART.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT NW PART.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 18 FT BEHIND FRONT.
S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 17 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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