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FZNT27 KNHC 151519
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 AM CST WED DEC 15 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER THE NW
GULF AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER N FLORIDA. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF
TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AND LOW PRES DIGS INTO THE
MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF FRI...REACHING FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SAT MORNING...AND SW OF THE AREA ON SUN.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT W OF 94W...AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF 94W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT
THU NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE
SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT FRI...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI...THEN BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 5 FT LATE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 25N W OF 87W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO
5 FT S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF
26N AND 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.


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