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FZNT27 KNHC 131512
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) 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 NW WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND EASTERN
GULF BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW GALE BY
THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY
LATE TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL FRI...AND DISSIPATE BY LATE FRI.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN
N SWELL N OF 27N AND 11 TO 15 FT S OF 27N.
.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
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF
27N AND 12 TO 15 FT S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N.
.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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