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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST WED DEC 08 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 FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL LINGER
THROUGH THIS MORNING AS LOW PRES OVER NE TEXAS MOVES OFFSHORE
THE COAST DURING HE MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE TO N
OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY THU MORNING AND DRAG A NEW COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE N AND W GULF. THE FRONT AND LOW WILL EXIT THE BASIN
TO THE SE THU NIGHT AS A RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA...WITH
WINDS VEERING QUICKLY TO S ON FRI. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS
NEXT STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT
AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO SUN MORNING AND
MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES N TO NE WINDS NW
TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. NE OF DEVELOPING
LOW NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF LOW AND
FRONTS SE TO S WINDS 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 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT
NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT BUILDING
TO 8 TO 11 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N 20
TO 25 KT LATE. 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
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF LOW AND DEVELOPING COLD FRONT NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED
AFTERNOON AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8
FT WED NIGHT. S OF LOW S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W
WED EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO N AND INCREASING TO 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
S OF 24N 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 24N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE 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 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 8 TO 12 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.TODAY THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT TONIGHT...AND TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI. 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 IN
THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FAR NW PART INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FAR NW PART.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND
FRONT.


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