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FZNT27 KNHC 110915
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 11 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 WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF SW TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL WEAKEN TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IN THE
NW GULF WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH SE
OFF TEXAS THIS EVENING REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE
TEXAS MEXICO BORDER TONIGHT THEN FROM NEAR APALACHEE BAY
FLORIDA TO 21N97W SUN MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE GULF SUN
NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING
LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N.
RIDGING RETURNS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE AND WED.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST...
THEN BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT W
OF 94W...AND EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 WITH
HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. S
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG
FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10
TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6
TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO
SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
LATE. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD
OF FRONT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
25N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT
IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SE OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY BECOMING N
20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11
FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT N OF 26N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE.

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