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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 930 PM CST FRI DEC 17 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...A COLD FRONT FROM APALACHEE BAY SW TO 28N88W...THEN
STATIONARY TO 28N93W AND SW TO NEAR TAMPICO WILL BE LOCATED
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO TUXPAN MEXICO BY EARLY SAT
NIGHT...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS THE S GULF FROM NEAR NAPLES
TO JUST S OF TUXPAN SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE SE INTO
THE NE GULF MON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE
WESTERN PORTION. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST LATE...AND REACH THE EASTERN GULF WED.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 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. AREAS OF
FOG AND RAIN WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM N OF 26N W OF
FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT 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.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT BEHIND FRONT
LATE.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT N 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN N OF 27N W OF
FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION 3 TO 4 FT FAR NW PORTION
EARLY.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF FOG AND
RAIN WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM W OF FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 TO 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...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 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.
.WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AMD ISOLATED ALONG E OF FRONT.
.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 AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE SUN NIGHT.
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 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N VARIABLE
MAINLY NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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