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FZNT27 KNHC 081516
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED DEC 08 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...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE
MOVING SE REACHING NEAR W CUBA EARLY THU BEFORE DISSIPATING.
THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS BY
EARLY THU AS A RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL VEER
QUICKLY TO S ON FRI AND INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE
OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF SAT EVENING. THIS
SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
SUN MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT WITH A RIDGE
REBUILDING OVER THE NW GULF BY SUNRISE MON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF LOW PRES AND FRONTS N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF LOW AND FRONTS SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 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 BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN
NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO
N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND LOW PRES AND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THU NIGHT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW
WATERS FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 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
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NW OF LOW AND FRONTS N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
TONIGHT. SE OF LOW AND FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONTS.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT FROM THE N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO 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...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12
FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT FROM THE N ON 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 E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND S TO SW SAT NIGHT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6
TO 8 FT FAR NW PART.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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