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FZNT27 KNHC 100331
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 SW 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 NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO
SUN MORNING AND RACE SE OF AREA LATE 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 MIDDLE GULF SUN.

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...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO
N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT THEN 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 6 TO 9 FT
IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT OVERNIGHT. S OF 21N
WINDS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.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...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT BECOMING N
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT AHEAD OF FRONT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND
FRONT THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. 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...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH
YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15
TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT
LATE. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25
KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL 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 GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT
EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.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...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20
TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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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