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FZNT27 KNHC 120905
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 12 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR 23N98W WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON PUSHING SE OF THE GULF
THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT E OF
90W WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE BEHIND THE
FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AND MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N. RIDGING RETURNS TUE THROUGH THU WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP IN THE W GULF WED AND THU
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS TODAY BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 94W LATE TONIGHT.
.MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE. .TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT LATE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL LATE.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AHEAD OF FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14
FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.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 AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST AND S OF 21N.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO
17 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W 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. SEAS 11 TO 16
FT IN NW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO
NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 27N LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 11 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 EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N...BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 26N AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING N OF 25N W OF FRONT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25
TO 35 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN
NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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