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FZNT27 KNHC 180905
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 18 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 FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N95 TO 20N96W
WILL MOVE TO AND ACROSS THE SE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. AREAS OF FOG WITH
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM N OF 27N THIS MORNING.
.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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 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
.TODAY...E OF FRONT E TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT 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
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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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