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FZNT27 KNHC 160842
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU DEC 16 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...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
PUSHING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES
WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT IN THE N CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT
MOVING IN TANDEM WITH THE FRONT WHICH WILL EXTEND FROM THE BIG
BEND OF FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT MORNING PUSHING E
OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE FAR
NE GULF BY LATE MON ALLOWING FOR RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET
UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT
SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF
94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT LATE. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI...AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 ST IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. S
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2
TO 4 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N
LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6
FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N
LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW
SWELL.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.

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