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FZNT27 KNHC 082233
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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 AND CONTINUING

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW
TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11
FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS
INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT EARLY THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT MON AFTERNOON
AND E TO SE 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT LATE MON NIGHT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON
AFTERNOON BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16
FT DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE MON NIGHT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N ON SUN...
.TONIGHT AND 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON
NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 MON NIGHT.

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