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FZNT27 KNHC 102135
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI DEC 10 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...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
THROUGH SAT. A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF SAT EVENING
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TEXAS MEXICO BORDER SAT
NIGHT THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO 22N97W SUN
MORNING THEN MOVES SE OF THE WATERS SUN NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH SUN NIGHT AND MON AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS FROM THE N. RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN
COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N
AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF
FRONT...THEN BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 25N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE
MON. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N AND 2
TO 3 FT N OF 26N.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 20
TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT WED.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED.

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