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FZNT27 KNHC 130914
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON DEC 13 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...GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND E GULF
WATERS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST TODAY
DIMINISHING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM W TO
E TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD. HIGH PRES FORMS E OF
FLORIDA LATE WED AND THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 25N THU
AND FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER
THE W GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL FRI DISSIPATING BY LATE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10
FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE
TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 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 AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT JUST
AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS
4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG
FRONT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO
E 10 TO 15 KT E OF 94W AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W
TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
THU...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
...GALE WARNING N OF 24N...
.TODAY...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT
IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 15 FT LATE. S OF 24N NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF
25N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 26N
LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N
OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N
THROUGHOUT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW
NORTH OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
...GALE WARNING...
.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 25N LATE. SEAS
1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 26N E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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