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FZNT27 KNHC 091041
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 330 AM CST THU DEC 09 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...LOW NEAR 24N87W 1014 MB WITH COLD FRONT SW TO
18N93W AND WARM FRONT SE TO 24N83W WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE
REACHING NEAR W CUBA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING.
THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SE THROUGH SE WATERS THIS
MORNING...AND ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND
SE ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN
SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE
NW GULF COAST LATE SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO SUN MORNING AND RACE SE OF AREA SUN
NIGHT. GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT OVER
THE N PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS
IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE GULF ON SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT..BECOMING SE TO S 10
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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 TO 4
TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO
NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING
TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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 LATE MON.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT MON NIGHT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF
23N IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT S OF 23N SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON ...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 23N SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 93W WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT OVER NW PORTION INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NW PORTION 4 TO 6 FT.
.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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR
NW PORTION.
.SUN...N OF 23N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...THEN
INCREASING TO NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...AND TO 8 TO 11
FT LATE. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY EXCEPT NEAR
FRONT SW 10 TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N AND INCREASING
TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...AND E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...NW OF LOW AND FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT FROM 24N TO 26N...4 TO 7 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. SE OF LOW AND FRONTS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN NEAR LOW AND ALONG AND SE OF
FRONTS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING
E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 FT FRI
NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING W TO NW
20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PORTION. S OF 27N NE TO
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N
PORTION.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING
TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 15 TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE MON.
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 SUN...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF
25N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5
FT S OF 25N. AREAS OF RAIN S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N
OF 28N BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
FAR NW PORTION.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.


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