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FZNT27 KNHC 092131
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU DEC 09 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...RIDGE WILL EXTEND SE ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND WESTERN
GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN SHIFT E THROUGH SUN AS AN ARCTIC
FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE NW GULF COAST SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO SUN
MORNING AND RACE SE OF AREA SUN NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED SE OF THE FRONT IN THE N PORTION OF THE EASTERN GULF
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF 95W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE LATE
MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N WINDS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 22N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF FRONT VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR
FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 KT
LATE MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 5
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT NW PORTION. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 9
FT LATE. .TUE...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN...
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
26N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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. 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.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

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