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FZNT27 KNHC 140842
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 14 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...STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE E GULF WILL DIMINISH TODAY
AS HIGH PRES CONTINUES TO BUILD IN FROM THE NW. A RIDGE WILL
EXTEND ALONG 26N TONIGHT THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THU WHERE IT WILL STALL WITH A
STRONGER FRONT OVERTAKING IT FRI. THE STRONGER FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF LATE FRI THEN FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SAT AFTERNOON.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 94W
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED AND WED NIGHT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND SECOND FRONT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTS. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG SECOND
FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE
SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT FRI...THEN BECOMING NW TO N
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5
FT FRI...THEN BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
TONIGHT... AND 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 4 TO 7
FT WED NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 26N THROUGHOUT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT NORTH
OF 26N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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