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FZNT27 KNHC 171533
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI DEC 17 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
JUST OFF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO 28N92W THEN CONTINUES
AS A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT TO THE MEXICAN COAST ALONG 25N. THE
FRONT WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH THIS EVENING
BEFORE BEGINNING TO MOVE SE...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND REGION TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT EVENING...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE
ACROSS THE S GULF FROM NEAR NAPLES TO JUST S OF TAMPICO SUN
MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING
FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. A COLD
FRONT WILL REACH SE TEXAS TUE EVENING.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING
N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 1
TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 TO 15 KT W OF 96W. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT E OF 95W LATE TONIGHT AND N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6
FT W OF 95W LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT TO 4 FT FAR NW PORTIONS EARLY.

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

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. NW 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 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N
OF 27N BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT
LATE. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N VARIABLE
MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS

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